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(Reuters) – French construction materials group Saint-Gobain said on Friday it would divest several glass processing businesses in Germany and Austria which combined employ over 320 staff. The company under pressure from activist investor Bluebell Capi…

By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – Books about the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his brutal era of martial law are flying off the shelves, spurred by “panic buying” after his son and namesake won a May 9 presidential election. Ferdinand “…

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it will stand by its prior decision not to file criminal charges against former FBI agents accused of botching the sex abuse investigation into former USA Gymnastics …

LONDON (Reuters) – Andrew Fletcher, the keyboard player and founder member of British electronic pioneers Depeche Mode has died, the group said on Thursday. He was 60. “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of ou…

By Kristian Brunse and Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – Performing their much-loved hits like “Mamma Mia!” and “Dancing Queen”, Swedish supergroup ABBA returned to the stage on Thursday, albeit as digital avatars, for a new London concert residency. The …

By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -The Palestinian Authority said on Thursday its investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh showed that she was shot by an Israeli soldier in a “deliberate murder”. Israel angri…

By Brad Brooks and Gabriella Borter UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) -The gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers crossed the grounds of the Texas elementary school without being confronted and entered the building through an unlocked door, authorities s…

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s BBC will move its children’s CBBC channel and culture-focused BBC 4 online and merge its global and national news channels in changes announced on Thursday that will save millions of pounds and make the broadcaster “digital …

LONDON (Reuters) -Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with sex offences including assaults on three men following an investigation by police in London, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday. Police said the alleged of…

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s government approved a bill on Thursday that would allow judicial authorities access some customer data stored by telecom operators and sidestep a pro-privacy court ruling it said hampered investigations…