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Standard Chartered
defended its environmental credentials after renewed criticism
from climate campaigners for its funding of fossil fuel
companies as the bank held its annual shareholder meeting on
Wednesday.
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The head of the World
Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned of the risks of
returning to lockdown if countries emerging from pandemic
restrictions do not manage transitions "extremely carefully and
in a phased approach".
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CVS Health Corp on Wednesday said
it was sticking to its 2020 forecast and expected a strong
second quarter, as reduced medical service use for its Aetna
insurance business offset coronavirus-related expenses and the
pandemic's impact on pharmacy sales and prescriptions.
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Only a handful of Lebanese
lenders are expected to emerge from an economic rescue plan that
many banks, who are among the government's biggest creditors,
oppose because it would wipe out $20.6 billion in shareholder
capital.
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* Q1 pretax profit falls, dividend cut
(Recasts, adds details, comments from analyst call)
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Light touch checks on UK borrowers raise fears of defaults on loans and fraud
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A powerful earthquake struck
eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, causing some residents to flee
their homes, but there were no immediate reports of damage and
the country's meteorology agency ruled out the risk of a
tsunami.
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French Finance Minister Bruno Le
Maire said it was for the European Central Bank alone to judge
what monetary policy was needed for the eurozone, responding on
Wednesday to a German court ruling requiring the ECB to justify
its bond purchases under its stimulus scheme.
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A flotation of Yandex.Taxi, a
joint venture between Russia's top search engine Yandex
and Uber Technologies Inc, is currently not a priority
for the Russian company, its managing director told the Bell
news outlet on Wednesday.
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Agricultural commodities trader
Bunge Ltd reported a first-quarter loss on Wednesday and
lowered its full-year forecast as the coronavirus crisis
hammered demand for fuel and upended global food supply chains,
sending shares plunging 11%.
