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Macron hosts Putin as Merkel insists Europe must assert itself

Bloomberg French President Emmanuel Macron was expected to give Russia’s Vladimir Putin a tour of the royal palace at Versailles near Paris on Monday, following up his debut at the Group of Seven meeting last week. On their first encounter, the two leaders have a range of tricky topics to discuss, including what Macron called Russia’s “invasion” of Ukraine and …

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Reliance extends tumble on concerns over debt

Bloomberg Shares and bonds of billionaire Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications Ltd. tumbled, extending their declines from last week, amid mounting concerns about the Indian phone carrier’s debts. The stock plunged as much as 24 percent, hitting an intra-day record low of 19.70 rupees, in Mumbai trading on Monday and was the day’s worst performer on S&P BSE500 index. Shares of …

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Hong Kong throngs of thousands defy bid to cool home market

Bloomberg Snaking queues of thousands of prospective apartment buyers in Hong Kong signalled authorities have made no progress in cooling a red-hot property market, where prices are at records. People were lining up and over the weekend at Victoria Skye, a luxury project at the former airport site of Kai Tak, and at the Ocean Pride development by Cheung Kong …

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