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Russian military build-up near Ukraine numbers more than 150,000 troops, EU's Borrell says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia has concentrated more than 150,000 troops on Ukraine's border and in annexed Crimea, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday after EU foreign ministers were brie...
Apr 19, 2021
United adds flights to Europe as countries reopen to vaccinated travelers
(Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Monday it was adding three flights to destinations in Europe from July as countries begin reopening to vaccinated travelers. The airline said in a stat...
Apr 19, 2021
EU considers tightening law after inquiry into BlackRock contract
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has said it will consider forcing companies to disclose conflicting interests when they bid for EU-funded contracts, following an inquiry in...
Apr 19, 2021
Syrian opposition figure Michel Kilo dies of COVID-19
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Prominent Syrian dissident Michel Kilo, a writer who was jailed for opposing the country's leadership, had died in France from COVID-19, opposition politicians said on Monday. Kilo,...
Apr 19, 2021
Former Texas detective suspected in shooting apprehended, local media reports
(Refiling to remove extraneous advisory content from byline field; adds background) (Reuters) - Texas authorities on Monday apprehended a former sheriff's detective suspected of fatally shooting three...
Apr 19, 2021
Mastercard to buy digital ID verification firm Ekata in $850 million deal
(Reuters) - Mastercard Inc said on Monday it had agreed to buy digital identity verification company Ekata in a deal valued at $850 million, as the global payment processor bets on a boom in demand fo...
Apr 19, 2021
Oscar nominee Andra Day says Billie Holiday role made her 'braver'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American singer Andra Day says portraying legendary blues performer Billie Holiday has made her braver. The 36-year-old has been nominated for a best actress Oscar for her debut r...
Apr 19, 2021
Russian military jet intercepts U.S., Norwegian patrol planes over Barents Sea -RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday a MiG-31 fighter jet had intercepted and escorted patrol aircraft from the United States and Norway over the Barents Sea, RIA news agency...
Apr 19, 2021
Exclusive-New York's Infinity Q winds down hedge fund as valuation issues spread
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) - New York investment firm Infinity Q Capital Management LLC is liquidating its hedge fund as the fallout from a U.S. regulatory probe into its valuation practi...
Apr 19, 2021
Equinor asks shareholders to reject intermediate Scope 3 emissions targets
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) - Equinor urged its shareholders on Monday to reject a proposal by an activist group to set intermediate targets for reducing emissions from the use of its energy p...
Apr 19, 2021
