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Macau casinos post 22 percent revenue gain in March

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HONG KONG, April 1 (Reuters) - Gambling revenue in the Chinese territory of Macau posted a 22 percent gain for the month of March, due to sustained demand for gambling in the country's only legal casino hub. from Reuters: Company News https://ift.tt/2E9dpOv

UPDATE 2-Fox's Ingraham taking vacation as advertisers flee amid controversy

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March 31 (Reuters) - Fox News show host Laura Ingraham announced on her show late Friday that she is taking the week off, after many advertisers dropped her show after the conservative pundit mocked a teenage survivor of the Florida school massacre on Twitter. from Reuters: Company News https://ift.tt/2uBddYH

MIDEAST - Factors to watch - April 1

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DUBAI, April 1(Reuters) - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Sunday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy. from Reuters: Company News https://ift.tt/2GqTBYR

U.S. government seeks end to Supreme Court privacy fight with Microsoft

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March 31 - The U.S. government's Supreme Court battle with Microsoft Corp over whether technology companies can be forced to hand over data stored overseas could be nearing its end, after federal prosecutors asked that the case be dismissed. from Reuters: Company News https://ift.tt/2uJ6rQT

UPDATE 7-Britain and Russia lock horns as Moscow cuts UK diplomats

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* Russia warns citizens to weigh UK travel plans carefully (Adds British defence minister) from Reuters: Company News https://ift.tt/2J6THXa

WORLD NEWS SCHEDULE AT 2000 GMT/5 PM ET

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AMMAN - The Syrian army command says it has regained most of the towns and villages in eastern Ghouta and is pressing its military operations in the last rebel bastion of Douma. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-GHOUTA (UPDATE 2, PIX TV), moved, by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 481 words) from Reuters: Company News https://ift.tt/2pT2gwC

UPDATE 4-Russian tycoon Magomedov arrested on embezzlement charges

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* Lawyer says his guilt not proven (Adds pre-trial custody of Magomedov's associates) from Reuters: Company News https://ift.tt/2uBcKFZ

At rhino's memorial, Kenyan minister urges life sentences for ivory possession

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NANYUKI, Kenya (Reuters) - The death of the world's last male northern white rhinoceros this month led a Kenyan government official to declare anyone caught possessing ivory should be sentenced to life in prison. from Reuters: Environment https://ift.tt/2E99lhc

Trump attacks Amazon, again, over U.S. postal rates

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(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump launched his second attack in a week on Amazon.com Inc on Saturday, accusing the world's biggest online retailer of getting unfairly cheap rates from the U.S. Postal Service and not paying enough tax. from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/2pTnnPt

Come for your drugs, leave with more shopping: Walmart's new growth strategy?

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(Reuters) - Walmart Inc’s efforts to develop closer ties with health insurer Humana Inc , which came to light on Thursday, point to a brave new world of retail where superstores become healthcare centers offering basic medical care. from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/2Go7WsO

Fox's Ingraham taking vacation as advertisers flee amid controversy

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(Reuters) - Fox News show host Laura Ingraham announced on her show late Friday that she is taking the week off, after many advertisers dropped her show after the conservative pundit mocked a teenage survivor of the Florida school massacre on Twitter. from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/2uErPGK

Russian tycoon Magomedov arrested on embezzlement charges

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian authorities on Saturday arrested billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov on charges of embezzling more than $35 million, in one of the highest-profile prosecutions of a Russian tycoon in years. from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/2pVvbAc

India's electronics ministry moots duties on key smartphone component: sources

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MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is exploring new duties on the import of a key smartphone component, according to two government sources, the latest in a series of moves aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing in the world's second-biggest smartphone market. from Reuters: Business News https://ift.tt/2GnaJT5