– 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” of the sanctions imposed on …
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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 said providing medical care for …
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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 offenders worldwide and safeguarded 146 …
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– 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 the past week as investors …
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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, as investors placed bets on …
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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 years to come.” So wrote …
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MILAN – The Bank of Italy said on Tuesday it would remove a number of relief measures on banking requirements that had been introduced to help lenders through the COVID-19 …
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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 finance ministry said in a …
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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 be tamed eventually by central …
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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 a U.S. pension official to …
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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 on Monday, amid growing scrutiny …
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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 head of the regional administration …
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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 in the wake of the …
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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 the country’s attack on Ukraine …
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-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 decision to send a delegation …
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KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected a Russian offer of talks in Belarus on Sunday, saying Minsk itself was complicit in the Russian invasion, but leaving the door open …
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MOSCOW – A Russian delegation has arrived in Belarus for talks with Ukraine, a Kremlin spokesperson was quoted by the Ifax news agency as saying on Sunday, the first negotiations …
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By Alicia Powell NEW YORK – After her mother and sister died within 30 days from heart disease, Stephanie Johnson made it her mission to fight against the killer often …
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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 early February is nearly loaded, …
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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 criteria to access it in …
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MOSCOW – Eastbound gas supplies from Germany to Poland via the Yamal – Europe pipeline stopped on Friday, while preliminary bids have emerged for gas flows to the west, data …
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ATHENS – Gas flows to Greece are smooth and Greek gas suppliers have lined up additional gas cargoes if needed, Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas said on Friday, a day after …
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SHANGHAI – China will from March 1 expand a pilot scheme developing wealth management products aimed at retail investors looking to boost their retirement savings to more cities including Beijing …
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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 swept across large parts of …
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– 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 by rising inflation and a …