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By Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s federal police on Wednesday raided former President Jair Bolsonaro’s home in Brasilia as part of a probe into a group suspected of adding false vaccine data into the government’s COVID-19 database, two sources familiar with the matter said. Two of Bolsonaro’s closest aides, Mauro Cid and Max Guilherme, have been arrested in the same operation, the sources added. Federal police earlier […]

(Reuters) – CVS Health Corp beat first-quarter profit and revenue estimates on Wednesday, helped by strength in its pharmacy benefit management business. CVS, like other healthcare companies, is on an acquisition spree as it looks to expand beyond its core business by snapping up companies such as primary care provider Oak Street Health and home healthcare service provider Signfiy Health to make up for falling revenue from COVID-related services. CVS […]

By Tanvi Mehta, Chris Thomas, Dhanya Skariachan BENGALURU (Reuters) -Go Airlines (India) Ltd owner Wadia Group is completely committed to the airline and had no plans to exit it, the airline’s chief executive told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday. His comments came a day after the cash-strapped Indian airline filed for bankruptcy, blaming “faulty” Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines for the grounding of about half its fleet. The insolvency […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – German troops have started to withdraw from Mali as Berlin aims to wind up by May next year a mission that has been hampered by disputes with the ruling military junta in Bamako and the arrival of Russian forces. Berlin has deployed some 1,000 troops to Mali, most near the northern town of Gao where their main task is to gather reconnaissance for the U.N. peacekeeping mission […]

(Reuters) – Estee Lauder Cos Inc forecast a bigger drop in full-year sales and profit on Wednesday, hurt by a slow recovery in major market China and reduced inventory levels by retailers in the United States. Shares of the New York-based company were down about 8% in premarket trade. Even though China has relaxed pandemic-related restrictions, Estee had flagged uncertainty about a recovery in the region due to an increase […]

LONDON (Reuters) – The Scottish National Party (SNP) on Wednesday said it had appointed auditors ahead of a July deadline to file its annual accounts with Britain’s electoral body as police continue to probe the party’s finances. The husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon was held by police last month as part of an investigation into the funding of the pro-independence SNP, which runs Scotland’s semi-autonomous government, before being […]

(Reuters) -Former FIFA Council member Moya Dodd has criticised Gianni Infantino’s threat of a Women’s World Cup broadcast blackout in Europe this year and said the governing body is responsible for the tournament being historically undervalued. FIFA is selling TV rights to the women’s tournament separately from the men’s for the first time and president Infantino said Europe’s “Big 5” nations face a blackout unless broadcasters improve on their “unacceptable” […]

(Reuters) -Former FIFA Council member Moya Dodd has criticised Gianni Infantino’s threat of a Women’s World Cup broadcast blackout in Europe this year and said the governing body is responsible for the tournament being historically undervalued. FIFA is selling TV rights to the women’s tournament separately from the men’s for the first time and president Infantino said Europe’s “Big 5” nations face a blackout unless broadcasters improve on their “unacceptable” […]

By Lisa Richwine and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Striking film and television writers are set to meet with union leadership on Wednesday to discuss the work stoppage that threw Hollywood into disarray as the industry deals with changes brought on by the streaming TV boom. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and other late-night shows aired re-runs on Tuesday night after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike, leaving […]