Co-founders of Mikhail Fridman’s LetterOne quit board
LONDON – The three LetterOne shareholders not hit by Western sanctions have quit as directors and will no longer earn any income from the London-based …
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Ukrainian forces retake control of northeastern town, Ukrainian official say
LVIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian forces have retaken control of the town of Chuhuiv in northeastern Ukraine, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych told a briefing on Monday. …
Russian-Ukraine fears send CDS debt insurance costs soaring
LONDON – The cost of insuring against a Russian government debt default soared by almost 50% on Monday and premiums on other emerging market countries, …
Russian police detained 5,000 people at Sunday’s anti-war protests – monitor
LONDON – Police detained 5,020 people at anti-war protests in Russia on Sunday, the OVD-Info monitoring group said on Monday. Russia’s last protests with a …
Israeli attack over Damascus kills two -Syrian State Media
DAMASCUS -An Israeli attack over the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday killed two civilians and left some material damage, Syrian State Media reported citing a …
S.Korea will implement export controls against Belarus over support to Russia
By Josh Smith SEOUL – South Korea will implement export controls against Belarus for “effectively supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine”, Seoul’s foreign ministry said …
U.S. officials travel to Venezuela, a Russian ally, for talks – source
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON -Senior U.S. officials traveled to Venezuela on Saturday for talks with President Nicolas Maduro’s government, seeking to determine whether Caracas is …
Tornado slams central Iowa, killing at least six
– Six people were killed by a tornado that struck Winterset, Iowa, on Saturday, the Des Moines Register reported, citing local officials. The tornado crashed …
Honduran minister says new mining restrictions not retroactive
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA – The Honduran government’s recent push to sharply restrict mining will not apply to existing projects, the country’s environment and mining …
Facebook-backed Indian startup Meesho targets early 2023 for IPO – source
By Shivani Singh BENGALURU – Indian startup Meesho, which counts Facebook-owner Meta Platforms and SoftBank Group’s Vision Fund 2 as its investors, is aiming to …
Separatists in Indonesia’s Papua kill 8 workers at telecom tower
JAKARTA – Separatists in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua have killed eight technicians who were working on fixing a telecommunications tower in a mountainous area, …
Fire, building collapse injures nearly a dozen in Maryland
WASHINGTON – Nearly a dozen people in Silver Spring, Maryland, were injured following a fire and explosion at a residential apartment complex that then partially …
New York City inks deal for creation of offshore wind hub in Brooklyn
– Two European energy companies on Thursday said they reached a deal with New York City to transform a Brooklyn port complex into an operations …
Two cargo ships hit by blasts around Ukraine, one seafarer killed
By Jonathan Saul and Ruma Paul LONDON/DHAKA – An Estonian-owned cargo ship sank on Thursday off Ukraine’s major Black Sea port of Odessa, hours after …
In China, a run on Russian chocolates as show of support
BEIJING – A Russian-run online store on Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com thanked Chinese shoppers for their support after it sold out of most items including …
Texas judge temporarily blocks child abuse probe of transgender youth’s parents
By Brad Brooks and Steve Gorman LUBBOCK, Texas -A Texas judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a state-ordered child welfare investigation of the parents of a …
Highly lethal bird flu spreads to Iowa backyard poultry flock
CHICAGO – Iowa reported a highly lethal form of bird flu in a backyard poultry flock on Wednesday, expanding a U.S. outbreak of the disease …
Kyiv residents staying put say they’re ready to fight and die
By Aleksandar Vasovic KYIV – Ihor Tkachenko, a computer engineer from Kyiv, is not able to sign up to the civil defence forces that have …
Donerail drops plan to buy Turtle Beach, instead seeks to oust board -letter
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON – Investment firm Donerail Group has abandoned plans to buy gaming equipment company Turtle Beach Corp and is instead seeking to …
Australia evacuates tens of thousands as heavy rains threaten Sydney
By Renju Jose and Kirsty Needham SYDNEY -Tens of thousands of Sydney residents were ordered to evacuate in the night on Wednesday as major flooding …
Texas Republican congressman who supported Jan. 6 commission to face primary runoff
WASHINGTON, Mar 2 – U.S. congressman Van Taylor, who voted to establish a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, …
Democrat Ramirez advances to primary runoff election in Texas’ 15th congressional district- AP
WASHINGTON, Mar 2 – Democrat Ruben Ramirez, an attorney and Army veteran, advanced to a primary runoff election in Texas’ 15th congressional district, the Associated …
Asian equities see outflows for second straight month in Feb
By Gaurav Dogra – Asian equities suffered a second successive month of outflows in February as investors jettisoned riskier assets due to rising tensions between …
Monica De La Cruz wins Republican primary in more competitive Texas district- AP
– Monica De La Cruz, a business owner endorsed by former President Donald Trump and House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, won the crowded Republican primary …
Run-off in Texas primary for Democratic attorney general -CNN
– Rochelle Garza will be one of two candidates in the run-off of the Democratic Party’s Attorney general primary in Texas, CNN projected on Tuesday. …
Credit rating agency Scope downgrades Russia’s sovereign debt rating to ‘BB+’
– Credit rating agency Scope cut Russia’s sovereign debt ratings to BB+ on Tuesday and placed them under review for further downgrade, citing “severe strengthening” …
Texas investigating parents of transgender youth for child abuse
By Brad Brooks LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas child protection agency says it is investigating some families of transgender young people after the state’s governor …
Hundreds arrested globally in New Zealand-led online child abuse investigation
WELLINGTON – A New Zealand-led global investigation into online child sexual abuse material identified more than 90,000 accounts, led to the arrest of hundreds of …
U.S.-traded Russian ETF tumbles 24% in deepening selloff
– The VanEck Russia ETF tumbled 24% on Tuesday as the Russia-Ukraine crisis deepened, fanning investor anxiety. The exchange-traded fund has declined about 60% in …
Tiny imploding Russia fund draws rush of options bets
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK – Options on a small, soon-to-be defunct exchange-traded fund tracking Russian stocks drew a rush of trading on Tuesday, …
Column-Ukraine crisis re-focuses world investment themes: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. – “A major geopolitical realignment is taking place,” which, like 9/11, “shapes major governments’ foreign and military policies unpredictably for …
Bank of Italy says it is ending COVID-related relief measures for banks
MILAN – The Bank of Italy said on Tuesday it would remove a number of relief measures on banking requirements that had been introduced to …
Ukraine raises $273 million at debt auction for war effort, says finance ministry
LVIV – Ukraine raised 8.1 billion hryvnias ($273 million) on Tuesday at its first bond auction to raise money for its fight against Russia, the …
Inflation-protected funds see big outflows after feverish 2021
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy – Global inflation-protected bond ETFs have seen huge outflows this year, despite rising inflation levels, as investors prepare for price pressures to …
Exclusive-Connecticut treasurer orders pension funds to divest Russian assets
By Ross Kerber Connecticut Treasurer Shawn Wooden on Tuesday will direct state pension funds to sell Russian assets, one of the most direct steps by …
Russian oil tanker hit by U.S. sanctions heading to Malaysia
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR -A Russian-flagged ship targeted by U.S. sanctions and suspected of carrying Iranian oil is heading to Malaysia, shipping data showed …
Rocket strikes kill 11 in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, says regional official
LVIV -At least 11 people were killed on Monday in rocket strikes by Russian forces on residential districts of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the …
California pension leaders differ on Russia divestment
By Ross Kerber BOSTON -Top California pension leaders on Monday offered different takes on whether the state’s big retirement funds should divest from Russian assets …
More investors join Russia exodus, find it hard to leave
By Simon Jessop, Karin Strohecker and Gwladys Fouche LONDON -The number of investors seeking to ditch their Russian holdings continued to grow on Monday following …
Russia’s Belarus talks plan is ‘propaganda’, Ukraine official says
-Ukraine wants only “real” negotiations with Russia over its military offensive, without ultimatums, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters on Sunday, calling Moscow’s …
Ukraine rejects Russian offer of talks in Belarus
KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected a Russian offer of talks in Belarus on Sunday, saying Minsk itself was complicit in the Russian invasion, …
Russian delegation ready for talks with Ukraine in Belarus – Ifax
MOSCOW – A Russian delegation has arrived in Belarus for talks with Ukraine, a Kremlin spokesperson was quoted by the Ifax news agency as saying …
Black women fight their silent killer, heart disease
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK – After her mother and sister died within 30 days from heart disease, Stephanie Johnson made it her mission to …
Venture Global to ship first fuel from new Louisiana LNG plant
By Marcy de Luna HOUSTON – A liquefied natural gas tanker that has been docked at Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass export terminal in Louisiana since …
Irish insurers’ group offers to open up data platform in EU antitrust case
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Irish insurers’ association Insurance Ireland has offered to open up its data sharing platform to non-members and apply fair …
Eastbound gas supplies via Yamal – Europe route stop, bids for west flows appear
MOSCOW – Eastbound gas supplies from Germany to Poland via the Yamal – Europe pipeline stopped on Friday, while preliminary bids have emerged for gas …
Greece sees no disruption in gas flows, suppliers line up cargoes -minister
ATHENS – Gas flows to Greece are smooth and Greek gas suppliers have lined up additional gas cargoes if needed, Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said …
China to expand wealth management pilot scheme for retirement savers – regulator
SHANGHAI – China will from March 1 expand a pilot scheme developing wealth management products aimed at retail investors looking to boost their retirement savings …
German storms cause insurers losses of $1.6 billion
BERLIN – German insurers will have to pay around 1.4 billion euros ($1.57 billion) for nearly a million property units damaged in winter storms that …
Rightmove forecasts strong housing market after 2021 profit surge
– British real-estate portal Rightmove said on Friday it expects transaction levels to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, dispelling concerns about a slowdown driven …