Britain takes aim at Microsoft's $69 billion 'Call of Duty' deal

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[1/2] Activision games "Call of Duty" are pictured in a store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 18, 2022. In December, the United States moved to block the deal, citing Microsoft's record of hoarding valuable gaming content. The EU is also readying a statement of objections about the deal, sources told Reuters last month. Microsoft has pledged to keep "Call of Duty" on PlayStation. But the U.S. tech giant has said the deal is about more than "Call of Duty".
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Boris Johnson flies back to Britain to attempt rapid comeback

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe trade minister James Duddridge said on Friday Johnson had told him he was "up for it". For some Conservative lawmakers, Johnson is a vote winner, able to appeal across the country not only with his celebrity but also with his brand of energetic optimism. Dominic Raab, a foreign minister under Johnson, said the party risked going "backwards" if he returned. Johnson is currently under investigation by parliament's Privileges Committee to establish whether he lied to the House of Commons over lockdown-breaking parties. The contest to become Britain's fourth prime minister in four years has been accelerated to take only a week.

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Deaths averted in missile strikes in Ukraine after flight from earlier attack, residents say

A local man throws debris out of a broken window in a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine October 23, 2022. Mykolaiv regional officials identified the missiles as S-300s, anti-aircraft weapons that Russian forces have been firing at ground targets. Sunday's attack was enough to convince Begun, a shipyard worker, to send his wife and two children to stay with his parents in western Ukraine. Choking back tears, Liudmyla Tuchevska, 48, said her family had fortunately been absent when the missiles struck and that she had learned of the attack from a social media chat. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jonathan Landay Editing by Gareth JonesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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UK and EU must work together, bloc's chairman tells new PM Sunak

BRUSSELS, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The European Union and Britain need to work together to face shared challenges, the bloc's chairman said on Monday after Rishi Sunak became Britain's new prime minister. European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, said last week after Liz Truss resigned as British prime minister that the EU mostly wanted to have a stable and predictable neighbour. With that in mind, the official added, Sunak is seen as a more reliable partner than Truss' predecessor Boris Johnson. EU leaders want a rational counterpart in the EU, the question for us is if we have a reasonable partner there." "Now times are tough all over Europe... Once in Downing Street, [Sunak] would have many reasons to go for more constructive cooperation with the EU."

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NBA roundup: Blazers fall to Heat, lose Damian Lillard to injury

The star forward shot 16 of 25, grabbed 14 rebounds, added five assists and also hit 10 of 14 free throws. Bruce Brown scored 18 points, Jamal Murray scored 13 points and Jeff Green scored 10 for the Nuggets. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope also had 13 points before spraining his left ankle on a drive late in the third quarter. John Collins supplied 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks while De'Andre Hunter tossed in 17 points before fouling out. Washington, Kelly Oubre Jr. and reserve Jalen McDaniels all added 17 for the Hornets.

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In Iraq's Babylon, age-old building techniques heal climate scars

The ancient Mesopotamian city on the Euphrates River was once the centre of a sprawling empire, renowned for its towers and mudbrick temples. First, the experts scoured the ground for more than a week before finding soil with tolerable salt levels. Even then, the soil had to be "washed" to make it even less salty, Al-Taee said. The whole process reduces the amount of salt in new mudbricks by almost three-quarters, Al-Taee said. At Babylon, Al-Taee thinks the country's ancient past can continue to be mined for solutions to its current difficulties.

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Germany dodges recession but inflation climbs to 11.6%

Consumer prices, harmonised to compare with other European Union countries, were up 11.6% on the year in October, the federal statistics office said. Despite the headwinds, gross domestic product posted unexpected growth of 0.3% in the third quarter compared to the second, the statistics office said separately. After myriad warnings of a looming recession for Europe's largest economy, they had forecast a contraction of 0.2%, according to a Reuters poll of analysts. In the previous quarter, it grew 0.1% quarter on quarter. "However, the burdens for the coming quarters are immense," he said, adding that the third quarter data had only postponed the arrival of a recession in Germany and the euro zone.

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Reports of possible Russian missiles hitting Polish village raise NATO alarm

The Associated Press earlier cited a senior U.S. intelligence official as saying the blast was due to Russian missiles crossing into Poland. Russia's defence ministry denied reports that Russian missiles had hit Polish territory, describing them as "a deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation". Latvian Deputy Prime Minister Artis Pabriks said on Twitter that Russia "fired missiles which target not only Ukrainian civilians but also landed on NATO territory in Poland." Officials from Norway, Lithuania and Estonia - members of the NATO defence alliance - said they were trying to find out more information. "Every inch of #NATO territory must be defended!," Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Twitter.

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Oil futures ease 1% as China widens COVID curbs

Brent futures fell $1.19, or 1.2%, to settle at $95.77 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell $1.18, or 1.3%, to $87.90. U.S. gasoline futures dropped about 3%, while U.S. diesel futures rose about 5% to their highest since mid June. "It's hard to make a case for a rebound in China’s crude purchases given the backdrop of uncertainty over its zero-COVID policy," said PVM Oil analyst Stephen Brennock. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is likely to maintain its view world oil demand will rise for another decade.

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