DeSantis to travel abroad as he gears up for expected presidential run

By Gram Slattery and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is set to begin a trip abroad on Saturday taking him through Japan, South Korea, Israel and the United Kingdom. While the trip is officially billed as a trade mission, the tour…

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Activists mark Earth Day as scientists warn of more extreme weather

By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Volunteers in dozens of countries were set to plant trees, clean up trash and urge governments to do more to combat climate change to mark Earth Day, as scientists warn of more extreme weather and record temperatures this year. The run-up to the 54th annual celebration of the environment,…

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Chad recalls envoy to Cameroon as dispute over Exxon’s asset sale escalates

N’DJANEMA (Reuters) – Chad has recalled its ambassador to neighbouring Cameroon in the latest escalation of a dispute over the sale by Exxon Mobil of its oil assets in both countries to Savannah Energy. Chad said in a statement late on Thursday that the president of the landlocked Central African state decided to recall its…

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Factbox-Why has Dominic Raab resigned as Britain’s deputy prime minister?

LONDON (Reuters) – British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned on Friday following an independent investigation into allegations that he bullied colleagues. WHAT DOES THE BULLYING INVESTIGATION REPORT SAY? A 48-page report by lawyer Adam Tolley lays out the findings into more than a dozen complaints about Raab’s behaviour. Tolley’s conclusions focus on three sets…

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Kevin Spacey appears remotely in UK court ahead of sex offences trial

LONDON (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey appeared by videolink for a brief hearing at a London court on Friday ahead of his trial on sex offence charges in June. Spacey has previously pleaded not guilty to 12 charges relating to alleged offences against four men, which are said to have taken place between 2001…

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Credit squeeze ‘biggest threat’ to economic outlook, Fidelity International says

By Nell Mackenzie PARIS (Reuters) – The biggest threat to the economic outlook is a credit squeeze that has not finished filtering through the financial system, a senior official at Fidelity International told a European equities conference on Wednesday. For asset managers, hedge funds and traders gathered in Paris for the Tradetech equity trading conference,…

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