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GSK profit lifted by HIV, asthma drugs in boost to new CEO
Its adjusted earnings per share rises to 25.5 pence, higher than analysts’ expectations reported better-than-expected profit in the fourth…
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Europe’s Stoxx 600 ends at record high, lifted by healthcare, chemical stocks
EUROPEAN shares closed at a record high on Wednesday, buoyed by gains in chemicals and healthcare stocks, while investors also monitored…
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Alaa Abdel Fattah: British-Egyptian activist arrives in UK after travel ban lifted
The British-Egyptian writer and pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has arrived in the UK after a travel ban imposed by the Egyptian…
Business
Cartier owner sales lifted by jewellery, improving Asia
Strong demand for jewellery boosted the sales of brands such as Buccellati, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Vhernier by 6% Swiss luxury…
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Rachel Reeves suggests family benefit limits will be lifted
Paul SeddonPolitical reporter Rachel Reeves: I don't think it's right that a child is penalised for being in a bigger family Rachel Reeves…
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Del Monte Pacific restates US$443 million loans to non-current status; requests PSE trading suspension to be lifted
The company is suspended from trading in the Philippines over late filing of annual report Del Monte Pacific (DMP) will not have to repay…
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Nepal protests: Social media ban lifted after 19 killed in protests
Watch: Fire and tear gas as protesters clash with police in Nepal Nepal has lifted a social media ban, which sparked protests and led to…
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Asia: Hong Kong stocks lifted by Nvidia rally
Tech firms led another rally in Hong Kong stocks Wednesday after US titan Nvidia said it would resume exports of key chips to China after…
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Supersonic air travel gets green light in U.S. after 50-year ban lifted
President Donald Trump signed a cluster of aviation-focused executive orders on Friday, clearing a path for commercial flights that travel…
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Asia’s top-rated bonds lifted by pullback from US Treasuries
Bonds in Australia and Singapore are getting a lift from rising questions about the appeal of Treasuries, as fears that a proposed US tax…
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Asia: Stocks lifted by hopes for US-China talks after UK deal
Most Asian equities rose on Friday (May 9) on growing optimism that the worst of US President Donald Trump’s trade war is past after he…
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Asia: Stocks mixed as stability returns, autos lifted by exemption hope
Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday (Apr 15) as some stability returned to markets after last week’s rollercoaster ride, with auto firms…
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Russia says sanctions must be lifted before Ukraine maritime ceasefire can start
Russia has said some Western sanctions must be lifted before it begins a maritime ceasefire with Ukraine. Within hours of the US…
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Bitcoin lifted above US$100,000 on firming expectations of Fed cut
BITCOIN renewed a climb past US$100,000 after the latest US inflation data bolstered bets on another Federal Reserve interest-rate cut.…
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Police blockade on South African miners lifted
A South African court has ordered that a police blockade of a disused goldmine, in which hundreds of people are located illegally, be…