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Paris appeals court rejects France's attempt to suspend Shein's marketplace
Paris appeals court upholds December decisionFrance tried to suspend Shein after childlike sex dolls found on platformShein says it has banned sex dolls worldwide, taken steps to reinforce controlsBy Helen Reid PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - France's bid to suspend Chinese online retailer Shein&...Reuters
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Banks Amp Up Pressure on Brazil's Cosan for Better Raízen Deal- Bloomberg News
March 19 (Reuters) - BRAZILIAN BANKS WITH EXPOSURE TO RAIZEN PUSHING PARENT COSAN AND ADVISER BTG PACTUAL FOR BETTER TERMS IN DEBT RESTRUCTURING - BLOOMBERG NEWSSource text: [https://tinyurl.com/2bnuzz93]Reuters
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IMF staff will meet with Ukrainian lawmakers during visit to Kyiv, IMF says
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund staff are in Kyiv this week to meet with Ukrainian authorities about how they plan to meet their commitments under a new $8.1 billion lending program approved last month, IMF spokeswoman Julie Kozack said on Thursday.Kozack said IMF staff ...Reuters
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UK's Farage would ban mass Muslim prayer events near historic British sites
By Andrew MacAskillLONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, said on Thursday he would ban mass Muslim prayer at historic British sites if elected as prime minister, describing an event this week in London as an attempt to "overtake, intimidate and dominate".F...Reuters
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BREAKINGVIEWS-Fed's new rulebook makes banks bigger, not better
By Stephen GandelNEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) - A proposed regulatory revamp, including implementation of the international Basel Accords, would leave the six biggest US lenders with over $200 bln of excess capital. Wall Street will have freer rein. History shows, though, that it proba...Reuters
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Judge tosses racial bias challenge to Boston's elite school admissions policy
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, March 19 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by a group of parents who claimed the city of Boston's admissions system for its three elite high schools unlawfully discriminated against white student applicants.U.S. District Judge William Young in...Reuters
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Talk of AI disruption, wars, oil and rates dominates M&A conference even as deals soar
M&A deals reach over $1 trillion so far this year, 27% increase from last yearCorporate confidence remains high despite geopolitical tensions and oil price spikesAI's impact on business causing some companies to pause M&A activitiesBy Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Dawn Kopecki NEW ORLEANS, ...Reuters
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Trump hails Japanese leader, says Tokyo 'really stepping up to the plate' on Iran
Trump irate over limited ally support in Iran conflictJapan seeks ways to support US in Middle EastStatement with Europeans says Japan ready to join 'appropriate efforts' Tokyo aims to influence Trump's Beijing tripBy Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters...Reuters
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UC Berkeley settles antisemitism lawsuit, plaintiffs' lawyers say
March 19 (Reuters) - The University of California, Berkeley agreed to tighten protections against antisemitism on campus to settle a lawsuit accusing the school of tolerating an "unrelenting" stream of harassment toward Jewish students and faculty, lawyers for the plaintiffs said on Thursday...Reuters
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Cloaked Raises $375 Million In Series B Funding
March 19 (Reuters) - Cloaked:CLOAKED RAISES $375 MILLION TO FIGHT FOR PRIVACY IN THE AGE OF AICLOAKED: SERIES B ROUND LED BY GENERAL CATALYST & LIBERTY CITY VENTURES, PARTICIPATION FROM NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION, LG TECHNOLOGY VENTURES & OTHERSReuters
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Legal data company Relativity confidentially files for US IPO
March 19 (Reuters) - Legal data company Relativity has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, the company said on Thursday, against the backdrop of investor caution for new listings.The Chicago-based company said it had not yet determined the number of shares or the price range for...Reuters
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FACTBOX-How US regulators are overhauling bank capital rules
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators on Thursday unveiled sweeping plans to streamline and ease numerous capital requirements for the nation's largest banks, which could free up billions of dollars for lending, dividends and share buybacks. Top regulatory...Reuters
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Ecolab nearing deal to acquire KKR's data-center cooling company for up to $5 billion, WSJ reports
March 19 (Reuters) - Ecolab ECL.N is nearing a deal to acquire data-center cooling company CoolIT Systems from KKR KKR.N for between $4.5 billion and $5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.Reuters
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Ecolab Is Nearing A Deal To Acquire Data-Center Cooling Company CoolIT Systems From KKR For Between $4.5 Billion And $5 Billion- WSJ
March 19 (Reuters) - ECOLAB IS NEARING A DEAL TO ACQUIRE DATA-CENTER COOLING COMPANY COOLIT SYSTEMS FROM KKR FOR BETWEEN $4.5 BILLION AND $5 BILLION- WSJSource: https://tinyurl.com/ycxkw53wReuters
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US FDA approves higher dose of Novo's Wegovy under new fast-track review program
March 19 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk NOVOb.CO said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a higher dose of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy.The 7.2-milligram dose of Wegovy was approved under the FDA Commissioner's National Priority Voucher program. The vouchers, laun...Reuters
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Broadcom hit with EU antitrust complaint and request for interim measure
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 19 (Reuters) - Lobbying group Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe on Thursday urged EU antitrust regulators to temporarily stop Broadcom AVGO.O from ending its VMware Cloud Service Provider programme in Europe, ramping up its fight against the U.S. te...Reuters
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Trump says US is not putting troops in Middle East region
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested he was not looking at deploying soldiers to the Middle East with the Iran war heading toward a fourth week."I'm not putting troops anywhere," Trump said in response to a reporter who asked whether he was ...Reuters
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Trump draws parallel between Pearl Harbor and US strikes on Iran in meeting with Japanese PM
By Daphne Psaledakis and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday drew a parallel between U.S. strikes on Iran and Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor decades ago, as he defended the war against Tehran at a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Taka...Reuters
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