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PARIS (Reuters) – France unveiled on Monday revised proposals banning the use of meat names like “steak” and “spare ribs” for plant-based food made in the country as it seeks to avoid “misleading claims” of some meat alternatives. The first country in the European Union to attempt to impose such a restriction, France had already tried to pass such a measure in June last year but it was suspended by […]

(Reuters) – Panama defender Gilberto Hernandez has died, the Panamanian Football Federation (FEPAFUT) said in a statement, after being shot in the city of Colon on Sunday according to local media. Hernandez, 26, played for Club Atletico Independiente de La Chorrera in the Panamanian Football League and made two international appearances. “The Panamanian Football Federation regrets the sad passing of Gilberto Hernandez…,” FEPAFUT posted on the social media site X. […]

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday its troops had regained more territory on the eastern front and were advancing further south in their counteroffensive against Russian forces. Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Kyiv’s forces had retaken about 3 square km (1.16 square miles) of land in the past week around the eastern city of Bakhmut, which was captured by Russian troops in May after months of heavy fighting. […]

(This Sept. 3 story has been refiled to add dropped words ‘more than’ in paragraph 6) MUNICH (Reuters) – The variable costs for producing electric vehicles will remain higher compared to combustion engine models for the foreseeable future, the chief executive of Mercedes-Benz said on Sunday, adding this would continue to fuel intense competition. Ola Kaellenius’s comments come as Mercedes-Benz disclosed more details about its newest electric vehicle architecture, the […]

(Reuters) -London Stock Exchange Group is looking into using blockchain to build what it described on Monday as “an end-to-end digital market ecosystem to raise and transfer capital across asset classes”. Murray Roos, head of capital markets at LSEG, earlier told the Financial Times that the London-based exchange had been examining the potential for a blockchain-powered trading venue for around a year and had reached an “inflection point”. Blockchain, best known as […]

(Refiles to add dropped words “more than” in paragraph 6) MUNICH (Reuters) -The variable costs for producing electric vehicles will remain higher compared to combustion engine models for the foreseeable future, the chief executive of Mercedes-Benz said on Sunday, adding this would continue to fuel intense competition. Ola Kaellenius’s comments come as Mercedes-Benz disclosed more details about its newest electric vehicle architecture, the CLA compact electric sedan, which will launch […]

(Reuters) – Cameroon keeper Andre Onana on Monday confirmed his return to the squad after a suspension by the Cameroon Football Federation led to his dismissal from the World Cup in Qatar last November. Onana has not played for the national team since his dispute with manager Rigobert Song but was named last Tuesday in his squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi. Cameroon host Burundi on […]

(Reuters) -London Stock Exchange Group is looking into using blockchain to build what it described on Monday as “an end-to-end digital market ecosystem to raise and transfer capital across asset classes”. Murray Roos, head of capital markets at LSEG, earlier told the Financial Times that the London-based exchange had been examining the potential for a blockchain-powered trading venue for around a year and had reached an “inflection point”. Blockchain, best known as […]

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares rose on Monday, lifted by a growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates again, and by hopes that China’s steady drip feed of policy stimulus might stabilise the economy. A holiday in the United States kept a lid on activity ahead of key readings on U.S. services and Chinese trade and inflation later this week. More policy action […]