Explainer-Why Japan’s “shunto” spring wage talks matter
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – Every March, management of Japan’s blue-chip firms meet with unions for wage talks across industries that set the tone for …
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Talks between Ukraine and Russia have started, says Ukraine presidential advisor
LVIV – Talks between Ukraine and Russia have started at the Belarussian border, Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak told Reuters via text message on Monday. …
Kremlin hopes talks with Ukraine will start imminently, won’t comment on their aim
MOSCOW – The Kremlin on Monday said it hoped talks with the Ukrainian side would start imminently, but declined to comment on Moscow’s aim in …
Ukraine’s delegation has arrived at border for talks with Russia, says presidency
LVIV – A Ukrainian delegation has arrived at the border with Belarus for talks on Monday with Russian representatives that will focus on achieving an …
Russia interested in reaching agreement with Ukraine at talks, says negotiator
MOSCOW – Russia is interested in coming to an agreement that is in the interests of both sides at talks with Ukraine, Russian negotiator Vladimir …
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 …
Russian foreign minister to hold talks with Donbass officials on Friday
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with officials from the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics of eastern Ukraine on Friday on …
Baseball-MLB sets Monday deadline as labor talks continue
By Rory Carroll – Major League Baseball will cancel games if a labor agreement being negotiated with its players is not finalized by Monday, a …
Iran appears ready to swap prisoners with U.S. as talks approach ‘finish line’
By Parisa Hafezi and Francois Murphy VIENNA -Talks on restoring a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear programme and ease sanctions are near conclusion, a Russian …
Brookfield in talks to buy First Abu Dhabi Bank’s payments arm in $1 billion deal – Bloomberg News
– Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc is in talks to buy the payments business of UAE’s biggest lender First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, Bloomberg News …
Exclusive-Ukraine central bank eyes new IMF talks in April to soothe markets over Russia
By Natalia Zinets KYIV – Ukraine wants to launch talks with the International Monetary Fund on a new programme in April to reassure markets that …
Nexi in exclusive talks to buy BPER’s retailers’ payment arm-source
MILAN -Italian payments group Nexi is in exclusive talks to buy the retailers’ payment business of BPER Banca, a person close to the matter said, …
SoftBank-backed doValue in talks with UniCredit over contract
MILAN – Italy’s biggest bad loan firm doValue is discussing a possible extension of its contract with UniCredit but in the meantime has made prudent …
U.S. Republicans offer Russia sanctions bill, after bipartisan talks stall
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – A majority of U.S. Senate Republicans introduced on Tuesday their own legislation to support Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia …
Iran unveils long-range missile as Vienna nuclear talks resume
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI -Iran unveiled a new domestically-made missile with a range of 1,450 kilometers on Wednesday, state TV reported, a day after Tehran …
Talks to salvage Iran nuclear deal resume quietly in Vienna
By Francois Murphy VIENNA – Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on salvaging Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers resumed on Tuesday …
Orange in talks to merge its Spanish unit with rival MasMovil, Expansion says
MADRID – French telecom operator Orange is exploring merging its Spanish unit, the country’s second largest, with local rival MasMovil, Expansion newspaper reported on Tuesday, …
Iran says success of nuclear talks hinges on removal of sanctions
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI -Iran said on Monday that Washington had to make a “political decision” regarding lifting sanctions on the Islamic Republic as Tehran’s …
Ecuador sees trade deal with China at end of year, debt talks to begin
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO – Ecuador expects to pull together a trade deal with China at the end of this year and will begin formal …
Carlyle in talks to acquire credit investment firm CBAM -sources
By Chibuike Oguh – Buyout firm Carlyle Group Inc is in talks to acquire CBAM Partners in a bid to grow its credit investment platform …
NBC talks politics, human rights in Beijing Olympics opening ceremony coverage
By Helen Coster and Sheila Dang -During the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Friday, hosts and experts on U.S. network NBC spoke …
Jen Psaki thrilled about prospect of war in Ukraine, upset because Fox News talks about out of control violence in America
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is upset because Fox News is more concerned about Americans being shot and killed in cities across the country, …
N.Korea tests biggest missile since 2017, U.S. calls for talks
By Josh Smith SEOUL – North Korea confirmed on Monday it had launched a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile, the same weapon it had once threatened to …
Deutsche’s Postbank faces strike as wage talks deadlock
BERLIN – Some employees of Deutsche Bank’s Postbank will stage a strike on Monday to raise pressure on management to meet their demands for higher …
Ukraine Hit By Cyberattack, Russia Amasses More Troops As Biden-Putin Talks Stagnate
A cyberattack struck the Ukrainian government on Thursday, leaving a warning to “be afraid and expect the worst” on government websites, Reuters reported. The attack …
Biden Admin Recruited Russia Hawks To Prepare For Talks Over Ukraine
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan consulted with a group of Russia experts advocating for more military support for Ukraine before bilateral talks that began Monday, …
Infrastructure Vote Delayed After Talks Stall, Left-Wing Dems Reaffirm Vow To Sink It
Democrats scrapped a long-awaited vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill late Thursday after talks between left-wing Democrats, congressional leadership and top White House officials stalled. …