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By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell broadly on Wednesday, with its biggest decline against the yen since March 2020, following a cooler-than-expected inflation report for July that raised expectations of a less aggressive rate hike cyc…

By Stephane Mahe and Layli Foroudi HOSTENS, France (Reuters) -Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 8,000 residents, some of whom had clambered onto rooft…

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -SoftBank Group Corp said on Wednesday it would book a gain of $34.1 billion by cutting its stake in Alibaba Group Holding, as the investment behemoth looks to shore up its cash reserve to weather the market downturn. The …

(Reuters) – British boxers Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn will square off in a highly-anticipated bout at London’s O2 Arena on Oct. 8, three decades after their famous fathers fought each other. Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn were bitter rivals in the 19…

HAMBURG (Reuters) – Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany have fallen again in hot and dry weather and shipping costs are rising as vessels cut loads to continue sailing, commodity traders said on Wednesday. Shallow water after the summer heat-wav…

LONDON (Reuters) – Admiral posted a 48% fall in pre-tax profit in the first half to 251.3 million pounds ($303.50 million), the UK motor insurer said on Wednesday. “Although, as expected, profit has decreased against last year, the unique conditions of…

By Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in July due to a sharp drop in the cost of gasoline, delivering the first notable sign of relief for weary Americans who have watched inflation climb over the past two years. The Consu…

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch bank ABN Amro beat analyst expectations on Wednesday with a jump of 21% in second-quarter net profit to 475 million euros ($485 million), as the release of previous impairments offset rising costs. Analysts in a company-comp…

By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) – Torrential rains that have slammed South Korea’s capital, Seoul, diminished on Wednesday after killing at least nine people and damaging about 2,800 homes and other buildings. More rain was forecast for Wednesday, but les…

(Reuters) – A senior Ukrainian official suggested a series of explosions at a Russian air base in Crimea could have been the work of partisan saboteurs, as Kyiv denied any responsibility for the incident deep inside Russian-occupied territory. The advi…