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Food supplier Sysco beats quarterly profit estimates on easing costs

Packaged and fresh food supplier Sysco beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by easing cost pressures, even as it missed sales expectations.

Food supplier Sysco beats quarterly profit estimates on easing costs
Americas|Election|Political

Venezuela vote results unreliable, says OAS body

The Organization of American States' (OAS) election observation department said on Tuesday it cannot recognize the results by Venezuela's national electoral council declaring President

Venezuela vote results unreliable, says OAS body
Business|Economy|Finance

S&P Global raises annual profit forecast on demand for analytics products

Financial information company S&P Global raised its full-year profit forecast on Tuesday and reported second-quarter adjusted earnings that rose 30% on the back of strong demand for its

S&P Global raises annual profit forecast on demand for analytics products
Economy|Finance

Ackman's Pershing Square fund sets $2 billion target for US IPO

Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said on Tuesday that is his new portfolio in the United States will raise roughly $2 billion in capital, a fraction

Ackman's Pershing Square fund sets $2 billion target for US IPO
Asia|Economy

S&P maintains Indonesia's credit ratings, but flags fiscal uncertainties ahead

S&P Global Ratings affirmed on Tuesday Indonesia's ratings at BBB investment grade with a stable outlook, but flagged fiscal uncertainties from the incoming government led by

S&P maintains Indonesia's credit ratings, but flags fiscal uncertainties ahead
Business|Economy|Europe

China helps Italy's Brembo to defy auto industry weakness

Italian premium brake maker Brembo on Tuesday posted moderate gains in first-half core earnings and revenue, with its Asian markets and its business helping to maintain older vehicles

China helps Italy's Brembo to defy auto industry weakness
Business|Europe|Technology

BMW to set up five new assembly sites for high-voltage batteries

BMW plans to set up five new assembly sites on three continents to build its sixth-generation high-voltage batteries, the German carmaker said on Tuesday.

BMW to set up five new assembly sites for high-voltage batteries
Crime|Europe|Political

Greek prosecutor drops case against spy service over malware use

Greece’s Supreme Court prosecutor has shelved a case against the intelligence service, EYP, as a preliminary probe by the court showed no evidence that the agency used illegal phone

Greek prosecutor drops case against spy service over malware use
Crime|Europe

Radical UK Islamist preacher Choudary jailed for life for terrorism offences

British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, whose followers have been linked to numerous plots around the world, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday for

Radical UK Islamist preacher Choudary jailed for life for terrorism offences
Health|News

Polio cases 'very likely' in Gaza population, WHO says

It is very likely that polio has infected people in the Gaza Strip, in what would be a setback for global efforts to eradicate the disease, a World Health Organization spokesperson

Polio cases 'very likely' in Gaza population, WHO says
MidEast|News

Turkey says it killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

Turkish forces targeted Kurdish militants in northern Iraq with air strikes, killing 13 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the defence ministry said on Tuesday

Turkey says it killed 13 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
Asia|Business|Economy|Europe|Fashion and Beauty

Prada beats luxury blues with higher revenues and profit

Italian luxury group Prada posted on Tuesday higher revenues and operating profit for the first half, beating analyst expectations and defying the downturn in luxury

Prada beats luxury blues with higher revenues and profit
Business|Economy|Europe

Ferrari shores up cooperation with Italian tax authority to ensure transparency

Ferrari said on Tuesday its Dutch parent company Ferrari N.V. has strengthened ties with the Italian tax authority by joining a compliance programme that includes regular and

Ferrari shores up cooperation with Italian tax authority to ensure transparency
Europe|News|World

Russia claims control of village in eastern Ukraine

Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday its forces have captured the settlement of Pivdenne in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, the latest target of Moscow's slow but

Environment|Europe

Killing of 'dangerous' bear in northern Italy spurs anger

Local authorities in the northern Italian Alps killed a mother bear deemed to be "dangerous" on Tuesday after she injured a French tourist earlier in July, spurring protests by animal

Europe|News|Political

Belarus president pardons German on death row, state news agency reports

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has decided to pardon Rico Krieger, a German sentenced to death on terrorism and other charges, the BelTA state news agency reported on

Belarus president pardons German on death row, state news agency reports
Europe|News|Political

Turkey, Armenia make progress in normalisation talks

Turkey and Armenia on Tuesday resumed talks aimed at normalising ties after a two-year lull and agreed to simplify visa rules for some passport holders, the two countries said.

Turkey, Armenia make progress in normalisation talks
Crime|Europe|News

UK inquiry into 1998 Omagh bombing holds first hearing

An independent inquiry into whether the deaths of 29 people in Omagh in 1998, the worst attack in decades of violence in Northern Ireland, could have been prevented held its first

UK inquiry into 1998 Omagh bombing holds first hearing
Americas|Political

Biden, Lula press Venezuela to publish election tallies

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and U.S.

Biden, Lula press Venezuela to publish election tallies
Europe|Political

Hungary visa move stokes EU fears of Russian espionage, letter shows

The European People's Party (EPP) has raised security concerns over a decision by Hungary to ease visa restrictions for Russian and Belarusian citizens, fearing it could fuel

Hungary visa move stokes EU fears of Russian espionage, letter shows
Economy|Environment|News

CenterPoint Energy sees up to $1.3 billion in restoration costs after Hurricane Beryl

Electric and gas utility CenterPoint Energy said on Tuesday it expects total costs to restore facilities damaged by Hurricane Beryl to be in the range of $1.2 billion

CenterPoint Energy sees up to $1.3 billion in restoration costs after Hurricane Beryl
Business|Economy|Finance

JetBlue posts surprise profit, delays aircraft deliveries

JetBlue Airways on Tuesday posted a surprise second-quarter profit and deferred deliveries of 44 Airbus 321neo aircraft to 2030 and beyond as part

JetBlue posts surprise profit, delays aircraft deliveries
Africa|Crime|News|World

Al Qaeda branch says it killed 50 Russian mercenaries, 10 Malian soldiers in Mali

An al Qaeda affiliate said it killed 50 Russian Wagner mercenaries and 10 Malian soldiers in an ambush in Mali's northern Kidal region near the border with Algeria on Saturday,

News|Political

Another Israeli soldier indicted over abuse allegations

The Israeli military issued an indictment on Tuesday against a reservist soldier accused of severe abuse of Palestinian prisoners, in a case that followed a

Another Israeli soldier indicted over abuse allegations
Business|Economy|Finance

PayPal lifts 2024 profit forecast for second time; branded checkout growth outperforms

PayPal on Tuesday raised its forecast for full-year adjusted profit for the second time after its branded checkout business outperformed and eased competition worries,

PayPal lifts 2024 profit forecast for second time; branded checkout growth outperforms

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