MOSCOW (Reuters) – A diesel hydrotreating unit at a refinery of Russian oil major company Lukoil in the city of Volgograd caught fire on Wednesday morning, two oil industry sources told Reuters. “All extinguished. Hydrotreating has been stopped. It is not yet clear how long it will take to repair it,” one source said. Another …
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Ireland’s Fianna Fail party Micheal Martin is set to return to the role of prime minister next week, according to a coalition deal agreed with rival Fine Gael and independent lawmakers that was published on Wednesday. It will be Martin’s second stint as prime minister, having led the country …
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DOHA/JERUSALÉN, 15 ene (Reuters) – Israel y Hamás llegaron a un acuerdo para detener los combates en Gaza e intercambiar rehenes israelíes por presos palestinos, según dijo el miércoles a Reuters un funcionario informado sobre el acuerdo, abriendo así la vía a un posible final de una guerra de 15 meses que ha trastornado Oriente …
WARSAW (Reuters) – The former head of Orlen Trading Switzerland (OTS) has been detained in the United Arab Emirates, and Poland is working to extradite him to face charges of acting to the detriment of the company, Polish authorities said on Wednesday. The former CEO, referred to only as Samer A. under Polish privacy laws, …
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By Andy Bruce LEEDS, England (Reuters) -The Bank of England should move quickly to bring down interest rates given signs of a slowdown in Britain’s economy, Alan Taylor, the BoE’s most recently appointed interest rate setter, said on Wednesday. Taylor, an economics professor, voted to cut rates in November – when Bank Rate was cut …
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PARIS (Reuters) -French Finance Minister Eric Lombard decided on Wednesday to lower the regulated interest rate on popular tax-free savings accounts, offering French banks relief from payouts that exceed those offered by European peers. The ministry said Lombard was following a recommendation from Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau to lower the rate …
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Brüssel/Frankfurt (Reuters) – Die Lufthansa soll der Konkurrentin Condor auf Geheiß der EU-Kommission Zugang zu ihren Kurzstreckenflügen nach Frankfurt für Condor-Flüge von dort nach New York zu früher geltenden Bedingungen gewähren. Die EU-Kommission kündigte am Mittwoch eine entsprechende Anweisung an, um einen “schweren Schaden” für den Wettbewerb auf der viel genutzten Strecke zu verhindern. Der …
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BERLÍN, 15 ene (Reuters) – Alemania no ha detectado nuevos casos de fiebre aftosa, dijo el miércoles el ministro de Agricultura, Cem Oezdemir, quien añadió que los expertos trabajaban día y noche para establecer el origen del primer brote en décadas en el país. “La tarea más importante ahora es garantizar el control de la …
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DOHA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an official briefed on the deal told Reuters on Wednesday, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended the Middle East. The agreement follows months of on-off …
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(Reuters) – Israel und die radikal-islamische Palästinenser-Organisation Hamas haben nach Angaben des Mediums Axios am Mittwoch eine Vereinbarung für eine Feuerpause im Gaza-Konflikt erzielt. Axios berief sich auf US-Kreise. (Reuters-Bericht; Redigiert von Scot W. Stevenson; Redigiert von Birgit Mittwollen; Bei Rückfragen wenden Sie sich bitte an unsere Redaktion unter berlin.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com (für Politik und Konjunktur) oder …
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