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By Michael Holden, Andrew MacAskill and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years. In front of a congregation of about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, slowly placed the 360-year-old St Edward’s Crown on Charles’ […]

By Michael Holden, Andrew MacAskill and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years. In front of a congregation of about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, slowly placed the 360-year-old St Edward’s Crown on Charles’ […]

BANGKOK (Reuters) – China’s Hozon New Energy Automobile will make electric vehicles in Thailand for the Southeast Asian market, a Thai official said on Saturday, as it follows others in building facilities in the region’s major auto production hub. Hozon signed an agreement with Thailand’s Bangchan General Assembly this week to start production of its NETA V model, expected in 2024, Thai government spokesperson Tipanan Sirichana said in a statement. […]

BELGRADE (Reuters) -A girl shot in the head in a school shooting in Serbia in which eight pupils and a guard were killed is still in critical condition, while two boys who were being treated in the same hospital have been released, RTS state TV reported on Saturday. The country is in shock and mourning after two mass shootings: the school massacre in Belgrade on Wednesday, and a rampage outside […]

By Michael Holden, Andrew MacAskill and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years. In front of a congregation of about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, slowly placed the 360-year-old St Edward’s Crown on Charles’ […]

By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Nafisa Eltahir RIYADH (Reuters) -Envoys of Sudan’s paramilitary forces will attend talks with the army scheduled for Saturday in Jeddah, their leader said, as the gathering’s international mediators pressed for an end to a conflict that has devastated the country. The U.S.-Saudi initiative is the first serious attempt to end three weeks of fighting that have has turned parts of the Sudanese capital Khartoum into […]

By Suban Abdulla, Muvija M and Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of people of all ages, from Britain and across the globe, massed in rainy central London on Saturday to witness King Charles’ coronation and enjoy the unique atmosphere, with many donning crowns and cloaks of their own. From the early hours, people dressed in red, white and blue and clutching union flags lined the streets for the […]

By Jan Schwartz FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Carmaker Volkswagen is set to dismiss all but one of the executive board members at its software division Cariad next week to try to resolve development problems, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday. The unit – set up under former VW group CEO Herbert Diess -has exceeded its budget and failed to meet goals, contributing to Diess’ departure and replacement […]

By Michael Holden, Andrew MacAskill and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles III arrived at London’s Westminster Abbey on Saturday to be crowned in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years. Charles succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth when she died last September and at 74, he will become the oldest British monarch to have the 360-year-old St Edward’s Crown placed […]