By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Providing equitable access to appropriate housing in slums and other informal settlements could massively increase economic growth and boost life expectanc[...]
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Africa
China’s rising clout spotlighted at finance chief meetings before G7 summit
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – The weekend gathering of finance chiefs from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies did not single out China as a threat in their communique, but left[...]
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Uber rival Bolt seeks to turn profitable next year, IPO in 2025
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Estonian ride-hailing and food delivery startup Bolt expects to turn profitable in the next 12 months and be ready for an initial public offering in 2[...]
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Oil falls 5% to five-week low on US debt ceiling, interest rate hike worries
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices sank about 5% to a five-week low on Tuesday on concerns about the economy, as U.S. politicians discuss ways to avoid a debt default and investors prepa[...]
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Tinder owner Match Group swipes left on Russia, pledging exit by June 30
By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – Tinder owner Match Group has said it will quit Russia by June 30, citing the need to protect human rights, one of many Western firms to leave since Moscow sent tr[...]
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Pfizer pledge for more equal access to RSV shot faces hurdles
By Jennifer Rigby and Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc has pledged to deliver critical new medicines more quickly in low-income nations, but its first such vaccine effort faces hurdles[...]
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U.S. engineers recommended grounding Boeing 737 MAX soon after second crash – report
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) engineers recommended grounding the Boeing 737 MAX in March 2019 after a second fatal crash and before the agency t[...]
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Sudan conflict threatens supply of key soft drink ingredient
By Richa Naidu and Jessica DiNapoli LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sudan’s eruption into conflict has left international consumer goods makers racing to shore up supplies of gum arabic, one o[...]
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Exclusive-Prosecutors in Brazil state sue AngloGold Ashanti over dam safety
By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Public prosecutors in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais have filed a lawsuit against AngloGold Ashanti seeking 50 million reais ($9.91 million) in[...]
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