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Britain’s Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM in row over Parthenon sculptures

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Britain’s Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM in row over Parthenon sculptures

ATHENS/LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused his British counterpart Rishi Sunak of cancelling a scheduled meeting in London on Tuesday in a diplomatic row over the status of the Parthenon Sculptures. Greece has repeatedly asked the British Museum to permanently return the 2,500-year-old sculptures that British diplomat Lord Elgin removed … Read more

Scientists unveil recreation of sacrificed Inca maiden in Peru

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Scientists unveil recreation of sacrificed Inca maiden in Peru

AREQUIPA, Peru, Oct 24 (Reuters) – The reconstructed head and torso of a young girl likely sacrificed to appease Incan gods was unveiled in Peru on Tuesday, with three-dimensional scans of her mummy helping produce the lifelike recreation more than 500 years after her death. Scientists from both Peru and Poland used digital scans of … Read more

SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball

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SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball

NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) – As blank-check deals go, it hardly could have been much worse than Better. The online mortgage lender led by Vishal Garg unveiled plans in May 2021 to go public at a nearly $8 billion valuation by way of a special-purpose acquisition company, exuberantly telling investors it expected to … Read more

UK air traffic meltdown ‘one in 15 million’ event

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UK air traffic meltdown ‘one in 15 million’ event

Passengers awaiting news on cancelled or delayed flights at London Stansted Airport gesture as they discuss the situation on Monday, in Stansted, Britain August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Raphael Satter/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – An air traffic meltdown in Britain was caused by a “one in 15 million” event, the boss of … Read more

Booking Holdings boosts forecast as travel demand defies weak economy

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Booking Holdings boosts forecast as travel demand defies weak economy

Aug 3 (Reuters) – Booking Holdings (BKNG.O) on Thursday raised its forecast for third-quarter gross bookings as pent-up demand for travel outweighed rising costs and concerns around an uncertain economy, sending its shares up 10.25% in extended trading. It now expects gross bookings, which refers to the total dollar value of all travel services booked … Read more

Wall Street closes near flat as Treasury yields surge

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Wall Street closes near flat as Treasury yields surge

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) Amazon surges in extended trade after results Gloomy Spirit, Expedia results drag travel stocks lower PayPal drops after weak Q2 margins Qualcomm tumbles on signaling more pain from smartphone slump Aug 3 (Reuters) – U.S. … Read more

Florida judge rules against Disney in feud with DeSantis

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Florida judge rules against Disney in feud with DeSantis

WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 28 (Reuters) – A Florida judge on Friday rejected a Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) request to dismiss a lawsuit by an oversight district, a move that could make it harder for the entertainment giant to pursue its own case against Governor Ron DeSantis as part of a yearlong feud. The ruling allows … Read more