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UK bans ad showing girl eating cheese while hanging upside down
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's advertising regulator has banned a TV ad that showed a girl eating cheese while hanging upside down, saying it could promote behaviour that could lead to choking. The ad f...
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Sony shares untraded with a glut of sell orders on Microsoft gaming push
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Japan's Sony Group were untraded with a glut of sell orders on Wednesday after gaming rival Microsoft said it will buy developer Activision Blizzard in a record $68.7 billi...
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Millionaires group calls for wealth tax at virtual Davos
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Simon Jessop ZURICH (Reuters) - A group of more than 100 billionaires and millionaires has issued a plea to political and business leaders convening virtually for the Wor...
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Higher interest rates may cause Japan’s debt-servicing to top 30 trln yen in FY2025 – draft
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's debt servicing costs would exceed 30 trillion yen ($261.55 billion) for the first time ever in fiscal 2025 if interest rates rise by 1% more than expected...
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Microsoft deal to deliver $390 million payday for Activision’s embattled CEO
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc's Chief Executive Officer Bobby Kotick has gone from defending his handling of sexual harassment and discrimination claims at the video game maker to ...
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Democrats to seek ‘talking filibuster’ if Republicans block U.S. voting rights bills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats will push for a "talking filibuster," requiring U.S. senators to physically take the floor and speak nonstop, likely for hours, to halt legislation, if Republicans blo...
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Puerto Rico gets green light to end five-year bankruptcy
By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - The judge overseeing Puerto Rico's nearly five-year-long debt restructuring process has approved a debt adjustment plan that is intended to revitalize the commonwealth's...
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SoFi shares bounce after winning bank approval
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Softbank-backed U.S. online lender SoFi Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it received regulatory approvals to become a national bank, lifting its shares from a one-year low. The comp...
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Texas rejects hundreds of mail ballot applications under new voting limits
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Texas election officials have rejected hundreds of mail-in ballot applications, abiding by a new Republican-backed law just weeks before a March 1 primary kicks off this year'...
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Airlines scramble to rejig schedules amid U.S. 5G rollout concerns
By Tim Hepher and David Shepardson (Reuters) - Major international airlines rushed on Tuesday to rejig or cancel flights to the United States on the eve of a 5G wireless rollout that triggered safety ...
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