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Factbox-COVID-hit Chinese cities seek exit from painful lockdown

Factbox-COVID-hit Chinese cities seek exit from painful lockdown

By Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo (Reuters) – Plans by COVID-hit Chinese cities to exit or avoid lockdown are more fraught and uncerta..

Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier

Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier

By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -A Ukrainian court held a preliminary hearing on Friday in the first war crimes tri..

Barclays warns of sub-parity euro, 5 ppt GDP hit if Russia turns off gas taps

Barclays warns of sub-parity euro, 5 ppt GDP hit if Russia turns off gas taps

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Analysts at Barclays have warned of a 5 percentage point hit to euro zone GDP and a dive below ..

Explainer-How N.Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis

Explainer-How N.Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis

By Soo-hyang Choi and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s admission that it is battling an “explosive” ..

AXA, Unilever to join new 1 billion euro regenerative agriculture fund

AXA, Unilever to join new 1 billion euro regenerative agriculture fund

ZURICH (Reuters) – Insurer Axa and consumer goods group Unilever plan to invest 100 million euros each into a new 1 billion euro..

ECB firms up expectations for July interest rate hike

ECB firms up expectations for July interest rate hike

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has firmed up expectations that it will raise its benchmark interest rate in Jul..

Nearly 5 million jobs lost in Ukraine as war pummels economy – ILO

Nearly 5 million jobs lost in Ukraine as war pummels economy – ILO

LONDON (Reuters) – Around 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in February, as the..

Ukraine pushes Russian forces back, restricts gas flow to Europe

Ukraine pushes Russian forces back, restricts gas flow to Europe

By Pavel Polityuk and Jonathan Landay KYIV/VILHIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces reported battlefield gains on Wednesday in a ..

Factbox-Potential bidders in Norway’s first offshore wind tender

Factbox-Potential bidders in Norway’s first offshore wind tender

By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) – Norway has earmarked two areas in the North Sea to accommodate up to 4.5 gigawatt (GW) of floating..

Analysis: Blockchain needs MP3 music moment to win over markets

Analysis: Blockchain needs MP3 music moment to win over markets

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Blockchain needs its own music industry ‘MP3′ moment as fragmented regulation and te..