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By Mireia Merino and Marta Serafinko May 22 (Reuters) – Puig’s shares fell around 14% on Friday after the Spanish perfumery and U.S. cosmetics maker Estée Lauder said on Thursday they had ended merger talks. The shares were at the bottom of Europe’s benchmark STOXX 600 index and could see their worst trading day since their 2024 listing if the losses hold, after the companies scrapped a merger plan that […]

Once a year, large numbers of Muslim pilgrims converge in Saudi Arabia, uniting in religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj. While fulfilling a religious obligation, they immerse themselves in what can be a spiritual experience of a lifetime for them and a chance to seek God’s forgiveness and the erasure of past sins. This year, the Hajj has been approaching against the backdrop of a […]

HAVANA (AP) — Former President Raúl Castro was last seen surrounded by tens of thousands of people attending a state-organized rally for International Workers’ Day along Havana’s famed seawall. The 94-year-old stood tall and unwavering under a warming sun, even as some people nearby fainted before the May 1 event began. Standing behind him was his security detail, led by grandson Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro. It was a rare public […]

LONDON (AP) — British police appealed for witnesses Friday in their investigation into potential offenses by former Prince Andrew, including sexual misconduct. Thames Valley Police also said they had been in contact with lawyers for a woman who alleges she was taken to a location in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes. “Should she wish to report this to police it will be taken seriously and handled with care, sensitivity […]

SCHATTENHALB, Switzerland (AP) — From 221B Baker Street in central London to a cliffside waterfall in the Swiss Alps, generations of armchair detectives are celebrating International Sherlock Holmes Day on Friday. Fans will mark Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ‘s birthday in tribute to the author and his most famous character whose adventures continue to shape popular culture around the world. The celebrations began earlier this month when — sporting Victorian […]

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is overhauling its trade policies for key commodities in a sudden move that some experts liken to a hostile takeover of major industries in the resource-rich nation, with global implications. The new regulation announced to parliament Wednesday by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto mandates that a recently set up state-owned enterprise will handle the country’s exports of coal, palm oil and iron alloys by September. Prabowo […]

By Jessica Donati DAKAR, May 22 (Reuters) – The call for help came in early May: a cruise ship off Cape Verde was stranded, with passengers suspected of infection by a deadly strain of hantavirus that kills about one in three of its victims. The vessel had stopped at several remote islands, and the World Health Organization needed answers. Could a biomedical research center in Senegal, an hour’s flight away, […]

By Iain Axon JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 22 (Reuters) – The risk of Ebola affecting fans at the World Cup is low, according to Dr Oliver Johnson, a global health academic at King’s College London, but heightened screening and travel restrictions could complicate logistics. The expanded 48-team tournament, co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, runs from June 11 to July 19. An Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic […]

By Horaci Garcia and Nacho Doce NIJAR, Spain, May 22 (Reuters) – After seven years living as an undocumented migrant in Spain, doing day jobs and staying in shanty towns, Moroccan Abdelmoujoud Erra hopes a mass amnesty launched by the leftist government may finally turn his fortunes around.  “Without documents you work for five euros ($5.80) an hour. With documents, you work legally, with more money – maybe seven or […]