SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged insurrection, and in between being questioned the suspended leader is expected to be held in a solitary cell at a detention centre. While he is the first incumbent president to be arrested in South Korea, …
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Berlin (Reuters) – Die Abhängigkeit der deutschen Wirtschaft vom Ausland bei digitalen Technologien und Dienstleistungen ist einer neuen Umfrage zufolge riesig. 91 Prozent der befragten Unternehmen machten in einer am Mittwoch veröffentlichten Umfrage des Digitalverbands Bitkom eine Abhängigkeit aus, insbesondere von den USA und China. “Nur eine Minderheit von sieben Prozent geht davon aus, dass …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday that European Union sanctions on imports of Russian primary aluminium would risk destabilising an already ‘fragile’ global market. Reuters reported on Tuesday that the European Commission intends to propose a ban on imports of Russian primary aluminium in its 16th package of sanctions against Russia over its …
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British electricals retailer Currys raised its annual profit outlook after reporting a 2% rise in underlying sales for the Christmas trading period, with strong demand for mobile phones, gaming and computing offsetting weaker trends in TVs. The group said like-for-like sales in its UK & Ireland division rose 2% …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) will suspend the applications process for new grid connections from later this month to allow it to focus on reforms, it said on Wednesday. In November, Britain’s energy market regulator Ofgem proposed new regulations for grid companies to try to tackle the backlog of renewables projects …
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HANOI (Reuters) – Russia is willing to help develop Vietnam’s nuclear power sector and provide it with crude oil and LNG, the two countries said on Wednesday. Vietnam and Russia also agreed to continue to facilitate oil and gas projects on each others’ continental shelves, according to a joint statement, which came during a visit …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany can only hope for a tangible economic recovery once there is clarity on the economic, financial and geopolitical outlook, the economy ministry said in its monthly report on Wednesday, after annual data showed a 2024 recession. Global production of industrial products is modest as is the outlook for German trade, the …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) will retain its national authority over oil and gas even as Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) takes control of gas distribution in Sarawak state, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. Anwar said while Petros had authority as a gas aggregator, both it and the Sarawak …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s shilling was steady against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, data from the London Stock Exchange Group showed. At 0923 GMT, the shilling traded at 129.25/129.75 per dollar, the same level as the close of trading on Tuesday. (Reporting by Hereward Holland)
By Timour Azhari LONDON (Reuters) – Iraq and British oil major BP will sign a mammoth deal covering four Kirkuk oil and gas fields by the first week of February, Oil Minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani told Reuters during a visit to Britain. He said it would be larger than a 2023 TotalEnergies deal in Basra, valued …
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