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Rio de Janeiro is ready to party, with or without carnival
By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - As Rio de Janeiro's world-famous carnival holiday rolls around this year without official events due to Brazil's ongoing Omicron coronavirus wave, a s...
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Germany in favour of ‘targeted and functional’ SWIFT curbs on Russia – minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is in favour of imposing "targeted and functional" restrictions on Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payment system, its foreign and economy ministers said on Saturday....
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Twitter says its site is being restricted in Russia
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Twitter is being restricted for some users in Russia, the social media company said in a tweet on Saturday. On Friday, one day after Russia invaded Ukraine, Moscow s...
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Buffett laments lack of good investments even as Berkshire profit sets record
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Saturday signaled he will stick to his knitting, bemoaning the lack of good investment opportunities for Berkshire Hathaway Inc as it sits on a massiv...
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Factbox: EU sanctions target Russia’s economy, elites and Putin himself
(Reuters) - The European Union has imposed two packages of sanctions on Russia for launching an "unprecedented and unprovoked military attack against Ukraine". Further sanctions, including the suspens...
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Official Kremlin website down amid war in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The official website of the Kremlin, the office of Russian President Vladimir Putin, kremlin.ru , was down on Saturday, following reports of cyberattacks on various other Russian go...
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Berkshire Hathaway posts higher profit, extends buybacks
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said fourth-quarter profit swelled, boosted by improved operating results and investment gains, and that it bought back an additional $6...
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Europe at war: Six charts to know in financial markets
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine this week, sparking a slew of sanctions and turmoil in global financial markets. Below are six charts showing the week's dramatic mo...
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Don’t go back on quicker taper plans, ECB policymakers say
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers remain open to accelerating their exit from bond buys even as the war in Ukraine raises uncertainty, and...
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Italy to support EU line on Russia sanctions, including on SWIFT – PM’s office
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy will support any European Union line on sanctions against Russia in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, including measures on the SWIFT global payment system, Prime Minis...
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