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Amazon reveals ‘Lord of the Rings’ subtitle that hints at storyline
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The long-awaited, expensive Middle-earth fantasy series from Amazon.com Inc has a name: "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power." Amazon's Prime Video revealed the full name...
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French actor Gaspard Ulliel dies at 37 after ski accident
PARIS (Reuters) - French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for appearing in Chanel perfume ads and portraying fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in a 2014 biopic, has died at 37 following a ski accident in...
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BoE’s Bailey sees extra inflation risk from Russia-Ukraine tension
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday that financial markets now expected energy prices to take longer to fall than just a few months ago, which risked further emb...
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Russia working on financial stability as Kremlin decries ‘unacceptable’ inflation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Wednesday lamented Russia's inflation level of over 8% and said steps were being taken to bring it back to target, with authorities focused on maintaining economic st...
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Less politics, more love as Berlin film festival returns to live screenings
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - The theme of love dominates the main competition entries at this year's Berlin Film Festival, in a shift away from hard-hitting, political dramas the annual cinema...
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U.S. allocates $14 billion to expand ports, shore up waterways
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will fund $14 billion in projects to improve the country's ports and waterways in an effort to increase climate resilience, improve...
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China ready to offer digital yuan payment services to Olympics visitors
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is ready to provide digital yuan payment services to the Beijing Winter Olympics visitors, the country's central bank said on Wednesday. The world's second largest economy i...
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Retail investors show signs of fatigue after last year’s trading frenzy – report
(Reuters) - Retail investors were less enthusiastic about buying the dip in U.S. stocks on Tuesday, the latest sign of a possible fatigue after last year's tech-fueled trading frenzy, Vanda Research a...
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Canada’s annual inflation rate hits 4.8% in Dec to three-decade high
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated to 4.8% in December, the highest since September 1991, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the a...
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Toronto-based 1Password raises $620 million, valued at $6.8 billion
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - Toronto-based cyber security startup 1Password on Wednesday said it raised $650 million in its latest round of funding led by ICONIQ Growth and is now valued at $6.8 bil...
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