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Egyptian female Islamic chanters break into male-dominated field
CAIRO (Reuters) - Neaema Fathy became fascinated by a form of Islamic chanting known as "Inshad" after first hearing it at the religious festivals she attended as a child with her family in Egypt. The...
Apr 18, 2023
US single-family housing starts increase in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding increased in March, while permits for future construction surged, suggesting that the worst of the housing market slump was likely behind. Single...
Apr 18, 2023
India plans to appeal against WTO panel ruling on IT tariffs
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is planning to appeal against a ruling from a panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the Asian country violated global trading rules by imposing tariffs on some I...
Apr 18, 2023
Swedish Radio becomes first big European broadcaster to quit Twitter
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish Radio announced on Tuesday it was quitting Twitter, the first major European public broadcaster to join three from North America that abandoned the social media platform ...
Apr 18, 2023
Russia not planning Wikipedia block for now, minister says
By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) - Russia is "not yet" planning to block Wikipedia, its minister of digital affairs said on Tuesday as a Moscow court handed the online encyclopaedia another fine for fail...
Apr 18, 2023
Lordstown Motors resumes production, deliveries after snafu
(Reuters) - Electric-vehicle company Lordstown Motors Corp said on Tuesday production and deliveries of its Endurance electric pick-up truck resumed this month after a pause in February to address qua...
Apr 18, 2023
On Malaysia homecoming, Oscar winner Yeoh vows to nurture local film talent
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Michelle Yeoh is hoping her recent triumph as Asia's first Oscar-winning actress can help her to support filmmaking talent in her native Malaysia, where she returned on Tuesda...
Apr 18, 2023
Former Latham M&A co-chair Gerstein joins PJT Partners
By Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mark Gerstein, a veteran dealmaker who stepped down from law firm Latham & Watkins in December, has joined PJT Partners Inc, the investment bank led by Paul Taubman...
Apr 18, 2023
WhatsApp and other messaging apps oppose UK’s move on encryption
LONDON (Reuters) - WhatsApp and other messaging services have united to oppose Britain's plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages in its proposed internet safety...
Apr 18, 2023
Futures gain as investors cheer resilient earnings
By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Tuesday as Bank of America and Johnson & Johnson reported upbeat earnings, while signs of uneven economic recovery i...
Apr 18, 2023
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