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Reaction to German decision to halt Nord Stream 2 approval
(Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday halted the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline designed to bring Russian gas to Germany, a measure widely considered the toughest Europ...
Feb 22, 2022
Britain sanctions five banks and Gennady Timchenko, Johnson says
By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday slapped sanctions on five Russian banks and three high-net worth individuals including Gennady Timchenko after President Vladi...
Feb 22, 2022
Shares in Russia’s largest banks Sber, VTB rebound on sanction reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Shares in Russia's largest lender Sberbank jumped nearly 4% and shares in VTB gained more than 2% on Tuesday after media reports said the European Union may have opted not to target...
Feb 22, 2022
CDC taps Palantir to support COVID-19 drug supply in U.S
(Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Palantir Technologies Inc a $5.3 million contract to manage distribution of COVID-19 drugs in the United States, the softwa...
Feb 22, 2022
Germany’s Scholz halts Nord Stream 2 as Ukraine crisis deepens
By Sarah Marsh and Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz halted the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project designed to bring more Russian gas to Germany on Tuesday after Russia...
Feb 22, 2022
UK’s inflation bill eats into Sunak’s budget leeway
By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Fast-rising inflation is pushing up the British government's debt interest bill sharply and limiting finance minister Rishi Sunak's options to eas...
Feb 22, 2022
Tug boats spray water on blazing ship carrying Porsches and Bentleys near Azores
LISBON (Reuters) - Heavy tug boats on Tuesday sprayed water on a burning ship carrying thousands of Porsches and Bentleys adrift off the coast of Portugal's Azores islands, the ship's manager said in ...
Feb 22, 2022
Thailand approves tax breaks for EVs, ‘high potential’ foreigners
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved tax incentives to promote a shift to electric vehicles (EVs), and to attract "high potential" foreigners to help boost the economy, the finan...
Feb 22, 2022
Soccer-U.S. Soccer, USWNT reach agreement over equal pay dispute
(Reuters) -The U.S. women's national soccer team (USWNT) and the governing body U.S. Soccer have agreed to resolve the equal pay claims in litigation that has been pending since 2019, the two parties ...
Feb 22, 2022
Trump-linked Digital World’s shares surge after Truth Social app launch
(Reuters) - Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp, the blank-check company behind former U.S. President Donald Trump's new social media venture, Truth Social, surged nearly 30% in premarket trading...
Feb 22, 2022
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