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Russian banks rush to switch to Chinese card system
(Reuters) - Several Russian banks said on Sunday they would soon start issuing cards using the Chinese UnionPay card operator's system coupled with Russia's own Mir network, after Visa and MasterCard ...
Mar 06, 2022
S.Korea will implement export controls against Belarus over support to Russia
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will implement export controls against Belarus for "effectively supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine", Seoul's foreign ministry said on Sunday. The mi...
Mar 06, 2022
‘The shops are gone’: How Reliance stunned Amazon in battle for India’s Future Retail
By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy MUMBAI (Reuters) - At a large Future Retail supermarket in Mumbai last week, workers were unloading hundreds of bright blue grocery crates belonging to India's biggest ...
Mar 06, 2022
Amazon shareholders call for tax transparency – FT
(Reuters) - Twenty-four Amazon investors are calling on the tech giant to increase transparency in tax disclosures and adopt a new reporting standard, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Investors...
Mar 06, 2022
Tornado slams central Iowa, killing at least six
(Reuters) - Six people were killed by a tornado that struck Winterset, Iowa, on Saturday, the Des Moines Register reported, citing local officials. The tornado crashed into the city southwest of the s...
Mar 05, 2022
Ukraine president says he spoke to Musk, will get more Starlink internet terminals
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he had spoken to SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and announced the country would receive more of its Starlink satel...
Mar 05, 2022
Mastercard suspends Russian operations over Ukraine invasions
(Reuters) - Mastercard inc said on Saturday that cards issued by Russian banks will no longer be supported by Mastercard network and any Mastercard issued outside of country will not work at Russian m...
Mar 05, 2022
Visa suspends operations in Russia over Ukraine invasion
(Reuters) - Visa Inc said on Saturday it was suspending operations in Russia over the invasion of Ukraine and that it would work with its clients and partners to cease all transactions in Russia in th...
Mar 05, 2022
Analysis-As Russia avoids energy sanctions, oil majors flee but TotalEnergies stays
By Shadia Nasralla, Benjamin Mallet and Michel Rose LONDON (Reuters) - France's TotalEnergies cuts a lonely figure hanging onto its Russian investments during a mass exodus of western oil majors from ...
Mar 05, 2022
Russia may allow outside firms to maintain airliners amid sanctions, Tass says
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Russia could allow passenger airliners to be maintained by third-party firms in a bid to help its domestic carriers hit by sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, Tass news agency s...
Mar 05, 2022
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