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REFILE-Macron to pitch France as reliable alternative on Asia tour amid US-China rivalry
By Michel Rose PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to south east Asia to pitch France and Europe as reliable partners with "no strings attached" as the U.S. and China use more aggressive ways to gain influence in the region, officials said.Macron is set ...Reuters
Thu, May 22
TMHCCI appoints Spiteri senior underwriter, professional risks
By Navneeta NandanMay 22 - (The Insurer) - Tokio Marine HCC International has announced the appointment of Claire Spiteri as senior underwriter for professional risks.Spiteri will support the insurer's professional indemnity and management liability books. She will be based in Manchester and rep...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing Is Recalling 443,444 U.S. Vehicles - NHTSA
May 22 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp 7203.T:TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING IS RECALLING 443,444 U.S. VEHICLES - NHTSATOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING IS RECALLING SOME U.S. VEHICLES AS REVERSE LIGHT FAILURE MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY, AND NOT ALERT PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER DRIVERS ...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Reactions to shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Following are reactions from Israel, the United States and other parts of the world to the killing of two Israeli embassy staffers by a lone gunman in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. Officials said a suspect who chanted pro-Palestinian slogans was in cust...Reuters
Thu, May 22
China's BYD outsells Tesla in Europe for first time, report says
May 22 (Reuters) - Chinese automaker BYD 002594.SZ sold more electric vehicles in Europe than Tesla TSLA.O for the first time, according to a report by JATO Dynamics, as an aging model lineup and CEO Elon Musk's politics hurt demand for the U.S. EV maker's cars.BYD, which also makes plug-in ...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Tesco Names Ashwin Prasad As UK CEO
May 22 (Reuters) - Tesco PLC TSCO.L:TESCO - MATTHEW BARNES HAS STEPPED DOWN AS UK CEO TO PURSUE OTHER OPPORTUNITIESTESCO: . MATTHEW BARNES WILL BE REPLACED BY ASHWIN PRASAD AS UK CEOTESCO: GEOFF BYRNE IS PROMOTED TO TESCO IRELAND & NI CEOTESCO: NATASHA ADAMS APPOINTED AS CHIEF STRATEGY & TR...Reuters
Thu, May 22
FOCUS-Novo Nordisk's former chief makes comeback to steer choice of new CEO
Novo CEO ousted by majority shareholder Novo Nordisk Foundation Foundation chair, ex-Novo CEO Sorensen returns as board observer CEO ouster follows US market setbacks, falling share priceSearch for successor will include external candidatesBy Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Maggie Fick COPENHAGEN/LON...Reuters
Thu, May 22
EU open to extending lobster deal in package on Trump tariffs, FT reports
May 22 (Reuters) - The European Union is open to extending a deal which allows the duty-free import of U.S. lobsters as part of a broader package aimed at removing U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing two officials. The EU's current regulati...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Turkey's Erdogan says Damascus must keep focused on Kurdish SDF deal
ANKARA, May 22 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Syria's government must keep focused on its deal with the Kurdish, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) under which it is to integrate into the Syrian armed forces, pressing Damascus for its implementation.Speaking to reporte...Reuters
Thu, May 22
ADVISORY-Alerts incorrectly tagged to T Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Fund withdrawn
Alerts on Instil Bio TIL.O and ImmuneOnco Biopharmaceuticals 1541.HK announcing clinical trial updates for Phase 2 trial of ‘2510 were inadvertently tagged to T Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Fund TILCX.O, an unrelated company and have been withdrawn. For the correct set of alerts, click nFWN3RU044 ...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Soccer-Germany coach Nagelsmann calls up two newcomers in Nations League squad
BERLIN, May 22 (Reuters) - Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann on Thursday named newcomers Nick Woltemade and Tom Bischof in the squad for next month's Nations League final four.VfB Stuttgart forward Woltemade, preparing for the German Cup final this week, and new Bayern Munich signing Bischof, a mi...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Kremlin says WSJ report on Trump comments on Putin stance on war in Ukraine contrasts with its own knowledge
MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that a report in the Wall Street Journal which said U.S. President Donald Trump had told European leaders that President Vladimir Putin did not want to end the war in Ukraine contrasted with its own knowledge.The Journal said Trump had briefed ...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Descartes adds operations and claims leaders Bassoulet and Collet-Jones
By Henry GaleMay 22 - (The Insurer) - Parametric specialist Descartes Underwriting has appointed Sophie Bassoulet as head of operations and Kelly Collet-Jones as claims manager, the company said on Thursday.Bassoulet was previously operations manager at French health insurer Alan after positions at ...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Kremlin says work is underway on the large Russia-Ukraine POW swap
MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - The Kremlin, asked on Thursday about a planned prisoner of war swap with Ukraine of 1,000 captives each, said that work was underway, and that each side wants to complete the exchange as quickly as possible.The swap was agreed during negotiations between the two sides in I...Reuters
Thu, May 22
Some bread and baby food reach Gazans as blockade eases, Palestinians call for more
First aid deliveries since blockade started in March'A drop in the ocean,, Palestinian aid official saysIsraeli attacks kill at least 35 in Gaza, medics sayBy Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, May 22 (Reuters) - Flour and other food aid will start reaching some of Gaza's most vulnerable people on ...Reuters
Thu, May 22
