Factbox – What’s next after US judge rules in favor of Microsoft-Activision deal?
(Reuters) – Microsoft cleared a major hurdle in its planned $69 billion purchase of videogame maker Activision Blizzard, as a judge gave a thumbs-up to the proposed deal a week before the…
Factbox: Key facts on Pope’s Canada visit to apologize for residential school abuse
By Nia Williams (Reuters) – Pope Francis arrives in Canada on Sunday to apologize for the wrongs done to indigenous people by Roman Catholic priests and nuns who ran abusive residential schools.…
Factbox – Consolidation powers up in EV home charging sector
(Reuters) – Electric vehicle charging companies are undergoing a sweeping consolidation and revaluation, according to a Reuters analysis of data provided by investor website PitchBook. More than 20 EV charging startups in…
Factbox: South Korea, Japan seek reset on decades of historical disputes
SEOUL – Efforts to resolve historical disputes between South Korean and Japan have been renewed under new South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, with both countries vowing to improve ties. – Relations between…
Factbox: Biden set to tackle oil, Israel, Yemen, Iran on Saudi trip
DUBAI – President Joe Biden will visit the United State’s most important Arab ally Saudi Arabia on July 15-16 after two years of strained ties over the killing of Washington Post journalist…
Factbox: Western companies in Russian oil and gas sector
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to seize full control of Sakhalin-2 gas and oil project in Russia that could force out Shell and Japanese investors, Moscow’s latest broadside…
Factbox: Australia’s inquiry into sexual harassment in mining
By Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye SYDNEY – An Australian state government inquiry into abuse in the mineral-rich west has found the mining industry perpetuated a culture that led to women being…
Factbox: Companies sell their businesses in Russia
(Reuters) – Some Western companies have agreed to sell their Russian assets or hand them over to local managers as they scramble to comply with sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and deal…
Factbox: U.S. House panel scrutinizes the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack
(Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has been working for almost a year, interviewing witnesses and amassing documents ahead…
Factbox – Apple’s next-gen CarPlay with widgets, greater integration
(Reuters) – Apple Inc on Monday announced significant updates to CarPlay at the Worldwide Developers Conference event, as the company looks to upgrade it from an infotainment system to a software solution…
Factbox: Facts about the U.S. House probe of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol
WASHINGTON – The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representative Select Committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has been doing its work for almost a year, interviewing witnesses and amassing…
Factbox: Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch
LONDON – Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, is commemorating her Platinum Jubilee with four days of celebration from June 2-5. Here are some facts about the queen: – Elizabeth was born at…
Factbox: How PBOC might respond to China’s weakening yuan
(Reuters) – The yuan’s 5% fall against the dollar in the last three weeks has raised speculation over when and how the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) might act to slow its…
Factbox: Companies count the cost of ditching Russia
(Reuters) – Multinationals that announced their exit from Russia, or suspension of activities there, after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 have started to report associated losses. These are firms, listed…
Factbox – Companies count the cost of ditching Russia
(Reuters) – Multinationals that announced their exit from Russia, or suspension of activities there, after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 have started to report associated losses. These are firms, listed…
Factbox – Just how bad is Lebanon’s economic meltdown?
BEIRUT – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Lebanon for a four-year extended fund facility that would only get full approval from the…
Factbox: How Western sanctions target Russia
By John McCrank NEW YORK – The West’s punishment of Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine ramped up this week following the discovery of civilians shot dead at close range in the…
Factbox: Boeing’s worst crashes over the last decade
– A Boeing 737-800 jet operated by China Eastern Airlines crashed in the mountains of southern China on Monday. Media reports said there were no signs of survivors from the aircraft, which…
Factbox: Five facts about Russian central bank chief Nabiullina
– The Russian central bank will hold a policy meeting on Friday as sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine leave the country increasingly isolated and devastate its economy. Below are five facts…
Factbox: Global fuel subsidies ramped up to counter energy price spike
SINGAPORE – Countries have announced fuel subsidies to cushion consumers from the impact of soaring energy prices after oil skyrocketed last week to 14-year highs. Here are the measures announced: JAPAN The…
Factbox – Airline hedging and surcharges offset some oil price pain
– The price of oil this week surged to its highest point since 2008 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, adding to airline costs at a time when carriers have been struggling to…
Factbox: EU sanctions target Russia’s economy, elites and Putin himself
– The European Union has imposed two packages of sanctions on Russia for launching an “unprecedented and unprovoked military attack against Ukraine”. Further sanctions, including the suspension of Russia’s access to the…
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