MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia is not holding talks with Europe or the United States about Russian gas supplies via Ukraine. Russian gas supplies to Europe have collapsed since the start of the military conflict in Ukraine in February 2022 and blasts at the subsea Nord Stream pipelines. Gas exports …
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By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) – A group of men dubbed the “grandpa robbers” will be among 10 people to go on trial next week accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of jewellery from Kim Kardashian, who was held at gunpoint in her apartment during Paris fashion week in 2016. The reality TV star …
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By Tim Cocks, Nellie Peyton, Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke JOHANNESBURG/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials have interviewed white South Africans seeking refugee status about their troubles with land disputes, crime and perceived racism, while refugees from other countries are being deported or barred from the United States. Some of the South African applicants have taken …
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(Reuters) -Hong Kong’s bourse operator will shift its headquarters, it said on Thursday, and will take over the top nine floors of a building in a complex owned by developer Hongkong Land for HK$6.3 billion ($812.06 million). Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s (HKEX) new office is located in the same retail centre in the city’s …
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By Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean prosecutors indicted former president Moon Jae-in for alleged bribery on Thursday, making him the latest former leader of the country to face legal troubles in a case linked to the appointment of his then son-in-law at a Thai airline. Moon, 72, was indicted for bribery, …
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By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) – A pro-European presidential contender in Romania’s May 4 election has said defence spending should rise to 3.5% of GDP by 2030 from 2.5% and argued that maintaining support for Ukraine in its war with Russia is essential for Romania’s security. Nicusor Dan, the 55-year-old two-term mayor of Bucharest, is …
By Chandini Monnappa (Reuters) -Unilever beat estimates for first-quarter underlying sales growth on Thursday, helped by price increases and strong demand for its premium products, and said it expected the direct impact of tariffs to be limited. Consumer goods companies, already struggling to regain customer loyalty after years of sharp price increases, have in recent …
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By Anastasiia Kozlova and SimonFerdinand Eibach (Reuters) – Swiss logistics group Kuehne+Nagel posted higher first-quarter profitability and maintained its 2025 outlook on Thursday, helped by market share gains and effective cost management. Analysts predict a volatile year for the shipping and logistics sectors, however, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff offensive and the resulting trade …
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By Gianluca Semeraro and Valentina Za TRIESTE, Italy (Reuters) -Generali Chief Executive Philippe Donnet secured shareholder support on Thursday to stay in the job for another three years, after he struck a landmark asset management deal that irked both a major investor and the Rome government. The vote hands a victory to top shareholder Mediobanca, …
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By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa on Thursday scrapped plans to raise value-added tax after a political backlash that threatened the stability of the ruling coalition government. The proposal to raise VAT by 1 percentage point over two years, intended to boost state revenue, met resistance as Africa’s biggest economy grapples with sluggish growth …
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