Explainer-How could North Korea use its nuclear weapons?
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a missile test this week shows his country would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if an enemy…
Explainer-How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires in Europe
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe is once again battling scorching temperatures this summer, with wildfires blazing across the continent from the Mediterranean to Spain. Here’s how climate change drives these events.…
Explainer-How does Japan’s yield curve control work?
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – One of Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda’s main challenges will be to phase out yield curve control (YCC), which has come under criticism for distorting…
Explainer-How big oil won the bidding for German offshore wind sites
By Vera Eckert and Susanna Twidale FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) – Energy majors BP and TotalEnergies have won a 7 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind site auction in Germany worth a record 12.6 billion euros…
Explainer-How a Canada Supreme Court ruling could affect U.S.-Canada refugee flows
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld a border pact under which Canada and the United States send back asylum seekers crossing the land border, finding…
Explainer-How could solid-state batteries improve next-gen EVs?
TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Toyota Motor has said it is moving toward production of solid-state batteries for the next generation of electric vehicles (EVs), bringing a technology that promises more energy storage and…
Explainer-How France secured a fall in food prices
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said last week he had secured a pledge from 75 top food companies to cut prices on hundreds…
Explainer-How important is the claimed capture by Russia’s Wagner Group of Ukraine’s Bakhmut?
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday that his Wagner fighters had completed the capture of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after months of intense…
Explainer-How does bank deposit insurance work, and who does it cover?
By Hannah Lang and Pete Schroeder (Reuters) – In the United States and many other countries, the government guarantees a certain amount of each customer’s deposits in the event of a bank…
Explainer-How Kakao won a takeover battle against HYBE for K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean K-pop pioneer SM Entertainment Co Ltd is poised to fall under the grip of social media giant Kakao Corp after HYBE Co Ltd, the…
Explainer-How the BOJ’s new yield-controlling tool works
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan this week crafted a new weapon to defend its yield cap and extend the lifespan of its yield control policy, without having…
Explainer-How will new Indonesian finance laws change the central bank?
By Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament is expected to pass a bill this week that will allow former politicians to head Bank Indonesia (BI), the central bank, and expand its…
Explainer-How Britain is exploiting Brexit to reform finance?
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain proposed over 30 reforms on Friday to bolster the City of London’s role as a global financial centre, now outside the European Union and facing…
Explainer-How worried should we be about Pakistan’s economy?
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Concerns are rising again over the health of Pakistan’s economy as foreign reserves run low, the local currency weakens and inflation stands at decades-high levels…
Explainer-How the U.S. could tighten sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has imposed several rafts of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine in February, targeting its central bank, major lenders, oligarchs and…
Explainer-How will the public be able to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth?
LONDON (Reuters) – The body of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will lie in state inside Westminster Hall for the public to pay their respects before her funeral on Monday, Sept. 19. Below is…
Explainer-How America casts and counts its votes
By Matt Zdun (Reuters) – Misinformation online and false claims of election fraud by former President Donald Trump and his allies have sharply eroded public trust in the integrity of U.S. elections.…
Explainer-How Russia is applying new laws to stifle dissent on Ukraine
(Reuters) – A growing number of Russians are being prosecuted under laws aimed at stamping out criticism of Moscow’s military actions in Ukraine. Here is a look at the laws and how…
Explainer-How a Thai court suspended Prime Minister Prayuth
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A decision by Thailand’s Constitutional Court to suspend Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha from official duties on Wednesday was a blow to the former army chief who first came to…
Explainer-How China manages refined fuel exports
By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE – China’s refined fuel exports are likely to sink in 2022 to the lowest in seven years as the country seeks to maintain ample domestic supplies while refinery…
Explainer-How worried should we be about the monkeypox health emergency?
(Reuters) – The United States declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, a move that may increase health agency access to funds and allow the government new avenues for increasing production…
Explainer-How will Rogers’ C$20 billion contested bid for Shaw play out
By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO – Rogers Communications faces a tough antitrust regulator and a July 31 deadline to close its C$20 billion ($15.5 billion) acquisition of Calgary-based Shaw Communications. With all eyes…
Explainer-How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s economic crisis looks to have finally toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa has not commented directly but he plans to step down on…
Explainer-How the U.S. Supreme Court could hobble Biden’s climate efforts
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling this week that will determine the degree to which the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate greenhouse gas…
Explainer-How could abortion be prosecuted in the U.S.?
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del. – The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to strike down the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that established a nationwide right to an abortion, clearing the…
Explainer-How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis
NEW DELHI – Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has turned into deadly violence. Eight people died and over 200 were injured on Monday, the country’s powerful prime minister quit and his brother, the…
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