Factbox-Main facts about the copper market as prices hit record highs
LONDON (Reuters) - Copper surged to record highs on Monday as a recent rally triggered by short covering created momentum for speculators and funds to bet on higher prices of the metal. Below are the main facts about the copper market, sourced from...
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM, defence chief and 3 Hamas leaders
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The International Criminal Court prosecutor's office said on Monday it had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes. Prosecutor Karim ...
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ICC prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Israel, Hamas leaders
(Reuters) - Following are key details from the statement by Karim Khan, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, on his request for arrest warrants for the leaders of Israel and Hamas: In a statement, Khan said that based on evidence e...
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Trump has the chance to testify at hush money trial - if he so chooses
By Jack Queen, Luc Cohen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - For weeks, Donald Trump has sat silently in a New York courtroom while former employees and associates have testified in his criminal hush money trial. On Monday, the forme...
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Dogs shred waves in northern Spain surfing contest
By Vincent West SUANCES, Spain (Reuters) - Dozens of furry surfers and their human companions hit the beach in northern Spain over the weekend for the annual European dog surfing championship. Baloo and Ghost, a pair of Weimaraners, shredded the wa...
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Russia stresses strong ties with Iran as Putin calls interim president
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned Iran's new interim president on Monday as Moscow made clear its desire to preserve and build on its deepening relationship with Tehran despite the sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi. T...
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International Criminal Court prosecutor statement on arrest warrants for Hamas, Israeli leaders
(Reuters) - Following is the statement from Karim Khan, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, on arrest warrants over the war in Gaza. Today I am filing applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the Internati...
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Regional lender SouthState to buy Independent Bank for about $2 billion
(Reuters) - Regional lender SouthState Corp will buy peer Independent Bank in an all-stock deal valued at about $2 billion, the companies said on Monday. As part of the deal, Independent Bank shareholders will receive 0.60 shares of SouthState comm...
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Family in remote Himalayas gets own polling station for Indian election
By Sharafat Ali WARSHI, India (Reuters) - Five people from one family in a remote Himalayan village voted in India's election in their own polling station on Monday after officials travelled for seven hours and borrowed a power connection from the ...
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Wikileaks' Julian Assange given permission to appeal against U.S. extradition
LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange's battle to avoid extradition to the United States received a huge boost on Monday when London's High Court ruled that U.S. assurances over his case were unsatisfactory and he would get a full ap...
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