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Computer chip giant ASML places big bets on a tiny future

Computer chip giant ASML places big bets on a tiny future

By Toby Sterling VELDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) – ASML, a semiconductor industry and stock market giant, has to think smaller...

Biden arrives in South Korea for talks with President Yoon

Biden arrives in South Korea for talks with President Yoon

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on Friday, the first leg of his first tri..

FTSE 100 rebounds on China optimism; THG surges after rejecting buyout bid

FTSE 100 rebounds on China optimism; THG surges after rejecting buyout bid

(Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 rebounded on Friday as a move by China to support its economy lifted sentiment at the end of a r..

European shares rally as China stimulus lifts recovery hopes

European shares rally as China stimulus lifts recovery hopes

(Reuters) -European shares surged on Friday and were set to erase weekly losses as hopes of an economic recovery in major trading part..

Financial risks of climate change overplayed, senior HSBC banker says

Financial risks of climate change overplayed, senior HSBC banker says

By Lawrence White, Sinead Cruise and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Central bank policymakers and other global authorities are ..

Cancer coalition aims to boost access to medicines in poorer countries

Cancer coalition aims to boost access to medicines in poorer countries

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Pharmaceutical companies including Novartis and Roche have teamed up with global cancer org..

EDF delays UK nuclear project to 2027, ups price by 3 billion pounds

EDF delays UK nuclear project to 2027, ups price by 3 billion pounds

PARIS (Reuters) – Britain’s first new nuclear plant in decades is expected to be delayed by around a year to 2027 and its ..

Richemont cautious on China growth, talks on YNAP drag on

Richemont cautious on China growth, talks on YNAP drag on

By Silke Koltrowitz and Silvia Aloisi ZURICH (Reuters) – Luxury goods group Richemont struck a cautious note over growth in Chin..

Cost of living in focus as Australia’s election race hits final stretch

Cost of living in focus as Australia’s election race hits final stretch

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Prime Minister Scott Morrison crisscrossed Australia in a final day of campaigning, insisting he c..

BoE’s Pill sees need for further interest rate rises

BoE’s Pill sees need for further interest rate rises

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will need to raise interest rates further to combat the risk of self-pe..

H&M-backed project pilots CO2-capturing aprons at Stockholm restaurant

H&M-backed project pilots CO2-capturing aprons at Stockholm restaurant

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Stockholm restaurant crew is wearing cotton aprons that capture greenhouse gas from the air, in a pilot ..

UK retail sales jump unexpectedly, but big picture bleak

UK retail sales jump unexpectedly, but big picture bleak

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales jumped unexpectedly in April as shoppers loaded up on alcohol and tobacco, likely..

Shanghai finds cases after five days of ‘zero COVID’ but end of lockdown on track

Shanghai finds cases after five days of ‘zero COVID’ but end of lockdown on track

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai announced its first new COVID-19 cases outside quarantined areas in five days on Fr..

JPMorgan targets more of Germany’s Mittelstand economic engine

JPMorgan targets more of Germany’s Mittelstand economic engine

By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co plans to make further inroads in Germany by targeting more of the medi..

We are going to die’: Food shortages add to Sri Lanka’s woes

We are going to die’: Food shortages add to Sri Lanka’s woes

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s prime minister has warned of a food shortage as t..

Explainer-What is on (and off) the agenda of the WHO Assembly?

Explainer-What is on (and off) the agenda of the WHO Assembly?

By Emma Farge and Jennifer Rigby GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 100 world health ministers will meet in Geneva next week for the W..

Some in Shanghai allowed out to shop; end of COVID lockdown in sight

Some in Shanghai allowed out to shop; end of COVID lockdown in sight

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – More Shanghai residents were given the freedom to go out to shop for groceries for th..

Spiralling costs could take Greek graviera cheese off the menu

Spiralling costs could take Greek graviera cheese off the menu

By Karolina Tagaris and Vassilis Triandafyllou NAXOS, Greece (Reuters) – In a small factory on the Greek island of Naxos, worker..

McDonald’s to sell Russia restaurants to local operator, rebrand

McDonald’s to sell Russia restaurants to local operator, rebrand

By Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) -McDonald’s Corp is selling its restaurants in Russia to one of its current local licensees, wh..

Exit Bee hires Neil Stewart as Business Development Director as its client roster grows

Exit Bee hires Neil Stewart as Business Development Director as its client roster grows

The next-generation ad company gears up to help even more agencies, brands and publishers enhance performance standards in..

Twitter’s account of deal shows Musk signing without asking for more info

Twitter’s account of deal shows Musk signing without asking for more info

By Greg Roumeliotis and Tom Hals (Reuters) – Twitter Inc published its account on Tuesday of its deal negotiations with Elon Mus..

Depp lawyers question Heard about knife, love notes in defamation case

Depp lawyers question Heard about knife, love notes in defamation case

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Attorneys for Johnny Depp attempted to discredit Amber Heard’s abuse claims in th..

Credit Suisse Group rating downgraded by S&P

Credit Suisse Group rating downgraded by S&P

ZURICH (Reuters) -Credit Suisse Group AG’s credit rating has been downgraded to BBB from BBB+ by Standard & Poors, a blow fo..

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..

impact.com Announces Partnerships Experience Event, iPX, Bringing Together All Players in the Partnership Economy and Featuring Special Guest Trevor Noah

impact.com Announces Partnerships Experience Event, iPX, Bringing Together All Players in the Partnership Economy and Featuring Special Guest Trevor Noah

impact.com’s flagship event will bring together industry leaders, innovators, analysts, and trendsetters fro..

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..

Soccer-Nike ends sponsorship deal with Spartak Moscow

Soccer-Nike ends sponsorship deal with Spartak Moscow

(Reuters) -Nike has terminated its sponsorship deal with Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow because they will not be taking pa..

Spain April final CPI 8.3% y/y vs 9.8% in March

Spain April final CPI 8.3% y/y vs 9.8% in March

(Reuters) -Spanish national consumer prices rose 8.3% year-on-year in April, according to data from the National Statistics Institute ..

Germany promises G7 show of unity against Russia as ministers meet

Germany promises G7 show of unity against Russia as ministers meet

By Alexander Ratz and John Irish WEISSENHAUS, Germany (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich nations aim to giv..

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” ..

UK tells EU: Without flexibility, we will act on N.Ireland

UK tells EU: Without flexibility, we will act on N.Ireland

By William James and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -Britain warned it might be forced to “act” in a row with the Europe..

Russia sanctions European gas companies, Polish part of gas pipeline

Russia sanctions European gas companies, Polish part of gas pipeline

(Reuters) – Russia has imposed sanctions against units of Gazprom Germania, in which its gas producer Gazprom ceded ownership, a..

Volkswagen to build 800,000 fully-electric cars this year

Volkswagen to build 800,000 fully-electric cars this year

BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen is planning to build 800,000 fully electric cars worldwide this year and 1.3 million in 2023, the ..

Analysis-COVID crisis could deepen N.Korea food shortages amid drought warnings

Analysis-COVID crisis could deepen N.Korea food shortages amid drought warnings

By Hyonhee Shin and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s coronavirus outbreak threatens to deepen its already di..

Putin says West is triggering a global economic crisis

Putin says West is triggering a global economic crisis

(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the West had triggered a global economic crisis and a wave of ruinous inflat..

Global crypto regulation body likely in next year, top official says

Global crypto regulation body likely in next year, top official says

By Marc Jones and Alun John LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global market regulators are likely to launch a joint body within the n..

N.Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown in “gravest emergency”

N.Korea reports first COVID outbreak, orders lockdown in “gravest emergency”

By Joori Roh and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea reported its first COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday, calling it the “g..