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Sudan’s economy sinks as post-coup leadership searches for support
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Mohamed Nureldin Abdalla Khartoum (Reuters) - An accelerated breakdown in services including water and electricity supplies has left Sudanese citizens counting the cost of poli...
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Meta loses appeal in Russian court over ‘extremist activity’ tag -TASS
(Reuters) - A Moscow court on Monday rejected an appeal brought by Meta Platforms Inc after it was found guilty of "extremist activity" in Russia, the TASS news agency reported. Russia in March found ...
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Tencent forms ‘extended reality’ unit as metaverse race gathers steam – sources
By Josh Ye and Yingzhi Yang HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Tencent Holdings announced to its staff on Monday the official formation of an "extended reality" (XR) unit, three people familiar with the ma...
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Delta, Kellogg join IBM pledge to fight bias in online ad targeting
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc, Kellogg Co and several big ad agencies on Monday pledged to counteract unwanted biases in the algorithms that power their online adverti...
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Ivory Coast rain helps early growth of cocoa main crop, farmers say
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Heavy rain last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions will boost the development of the next October-to-March main crop, farmers said on Monday. Ivory Coast, the worl...
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Exclusive – TIM’s top investor Vivendi seeks landline network valuation of 31 billion euros – source
By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia's (TIM) top investor Vivendi wants its fixed landline network to be valued at 31 billion euros ($33 billion) in any sale, far higher than analysts an...
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Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis arrested in Italy on sexual assault charges
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Canadian screenwriter and director Paul Haggis was arrested on Sunday in southern Italy on charges of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury allegedl...
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Airport service providers could sue over flight caps, says Swissport boss
By Alexander Cornwell DOHA (Reuters) - Airports capping flight numbers this summer could face legal challenges from service providers to recoup costs after recruiting workers based on original schedul...
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Exclusive – Czech finance ministry proposes beefed-up CEZ dividend
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Finance Ministry has proposed that state-controlled utility CEZ pays a dividend of 48 crowns per share this year, rather tyhan the 44 crowns proposed by the company's boar...
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Airlines blast governments for messy pandemic response
By Tim Hepher and Alexander Cornwell DOHA (Reuters) - Global airlines hit out at governments on Monday for what the industry's leading ambassador termed their "shambolic" handling of the COVID-19 cris...
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