Factbox-What happened in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide?
(Reuters) – Following are some details about the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 that killed more than 1 million people. Rwanda marked the 30th anniversary on Sunday. WAR: * In 1990, rebels…
Factbox-What does the Gotham City report say about Grifols?
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Shares in Grifols fell as much as over 40% on Tuesday, wiping $3.83 billion off its market value, after hedge fund Gotham City Research questioned its…
Factbox-What is Grifols and why have its shares slumped?
(Reuters) – Spanish drugmaker Grifols, whose shares slumped on Tuesday after hedge fund Gotham City Research questioned its accounts, has grown from a family-run blood testing lab founded in Barcelona in 1909…
Factbox-What Israelis, Palestinians, US and others say about ‘the day after’ the Gaza war
(Reuters) – As the conflict in Gaza nears a three-month milestone, Israelis, Palestinians, Americans and others have begun talking more openly about what comes next once the war is over. None of…
Factbox-What is Egypt’s proposal for Gaza?
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Dan Williams and and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan GAZA (Reuters) – Egypt has held talks between Hamas and its allied Islamic Jihad to try and broker a permanent ceasefire in…
Factbox-What is Japan’s NISA tax-free investment scheme?
By Brigid Riley and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) – NISA, or the Nippon Individual Savings Account, is a Japanese government tax-free stock investment programme for individuals which is set for a big…
Factbox-What is OPEC+ and how does it impact oil prices?
(Reuters) – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, including Russia, are known as OPEC+ and will meet in Vienna, Austria, on Nov. 26 to discuss their joint…
Factbox-What is Lebanon’s Hezbollah?
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it targeted Israeli military positions in the disputed Shebaa Farms on Sunday, saying it was acting “in solidarity” with the Palestinian people after an unprecedented attack…
Factbox-What is the Burevestnik missile that Putin says Russia has tested?
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia has successfully tested its new Burevestnik missile. What is it and why does it matter? – The Burevestnik,…
Factbox-What retailers have launched U.S. marketplaces since Amazon’s FTC antitrust probe
NEW YORK, NY (Reuters) – Amazon faces an antitrust lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 state attorneys general for what they call monopolistic pricing to customers and fees…
Factbox-What we know about Sam Bankman-Fried’s time in a notorious Brooklyn jail
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been preparing for his Oct. 3 trial on fraud charges from behind bars since Aug.…
Factbox-What are Russia’s new charges against jailed Putin foe Navalny?
(Reuters) – Russian state prosecutors have asked a court to sentence jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny to a further 20 years in a penal colony on various criminal charges including extremism, with…
Factbox-What has become of Western carmakers’ assets in Russia?
By Gleb Stolyarov and Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – The Western automakers that dominated Russia’s car market left following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, leaving a slumping production and sales in their wake, with…
Factbox-What you need to know about Zimbabwe’s 2023 election
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Aug. 23, with the southern African country’s extended economic crisis and accusations of a government crackdown against its opponents expected to…
Factbox-What are governments doing to ease inflation pain?
(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have driven up prices of energy, commodities and other necessities. Here’s how governments are trying to…
Factbox-What have OPEC+ producers said ahead of June oil policy meeting?
LONDON (Reuters) – Mixed signals by major OPEC producers and their main allies have sparked volatility in oil prices ahead of an OPEC+ oil policy meeting set to take place this weekend.…
Factbox-What is Volt Typhoon, the alleged China-backed hacking group?
By Raphael Satter and James Pearson (Reuters) – Its name is redolent of an exotic electrical storm. But is the freshly christened hacking group “Volt Typhoon” an imminent danger to American infrastructure,…
Factbox-What are the deals on Ukraine, Russia grain exports?
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The extension of a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain and fertilizers beyond May 18 hangs in the balance after Russia…
Factbox-What you need to know about King Charles and his coronation
By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony full of pomp, pageantry and solemn religious significance on Saturday. Below are details…
Factbox-What is embattled British business group the CBI?
LONDON (Reuters) – The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) trade organisation has suspended all policy and membership work until June after a slew of businesses quit following staff complaints about workplace misconduct…
Factbox-What can the ECB do to stop the banking crisis?
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A Swiss orchestrated rescue of Credit Suisse by rival UBS has failed to calm nerves as investors worry which banks could be next in line. Here’s a look at…
Factbox-What is the International Criminal Court?
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of responsibility for the war crime of illegal deportation of…
Factbox-What Japan, South Korea leaders achieved at first working meeting in 12 years
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met on Thursday in Tokyo, aiming to thaw years of diplomatic tension. It was the first visit…
Factbox-What is the MQ-9 Reaper drone that collided with a Russian jet?
(Reuters) – A Russian Su-27 fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. military “Reaper” surveillance drone on Tuesday, causing it to crash into the Black Sea in an incident condemned as…
Factbox-What to look for at China’s NPC meeting of parliament
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), wraps up on Monday, capping what is expected to be the biggest government reshuffle in a decade after…
Factbox-What is China’s new government restructuring plan?
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – China has unveiled plans for a sweeping central government reorganisation at its annual parliament session, including the formation of a financial regulatory body and national data…
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