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Intesa opening Pravex bank branches in Ukraine when safe to do so
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo said it was determined to support customers of its Ukrainian subsidiary Pravex Bank and was opening branches in the country to provide essential ...
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Bread consumers to swallow the cost of Russia-Ukraine war
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the world's breadbasket nations, has driven wheat prices to 14-year highs, forcing bread consumers to eat the cost. Ru...
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Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Russia is blocking Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook, the country's communications regulator said on Friday, in response to what it said were restrictions on access to R...
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Factbox-Commodity prices fly as sanctions disrupt Russian exports
LONDON (Reuters) - Prices of raw materials such as oil, wheat, aluminium and nickel have soared to multi-year highs since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 and Western sanctions disrupt air and sea sh...
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Ballet dancers fleeing Ukraine rubble find Bucharest stage
By Luiza Ilie and Octav Ganea BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Six ballet dancers who have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion were warming up on Friday on the stage of the National Opera House in Romanian capi...
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Factbox-Commodity supplies at risk after Russia invades Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of new Western sanctions against Russia have fuelled fears about supplies of key commodities produced and exported by Russian compani...
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Swiss politician files criminal complaint against Credit Suisse
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss member of parliament has filed a criminal complaint against Credit Suisse, he told Reuters on Friday, asking the country's attorney general to inve...
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Hermes, Richemont temporarily close Russian luxury goods stores
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - Birkin bag maker Hermes and Cartier owner Richemont said on Friday they are temporarily closing Russian stores and pausing all commercial activities in the country,...
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BASF picks Canadian city for EV battery materials facility
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BASF SE has secured land for a planned battery materials facility in the Canadian province of Quebec, part of the chemical company's push to build a global supply network. The Ge...
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Julius Baer halts business with new Russian clients -sources
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Saeed Azhar ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss wealth manager Julius Baer has halted any new business with wealthy Russians, two sources familiar with the bank's operations said, a...
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