Category Archives:
Norway appoints new wealth fund supervisor at central bank
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway has appointed Oeystein Boersum as deputy governor and executive board member of its central bank, with a dedicated mandate to supervise the world's largest sovereign wealth fund...
May 28, 2021
Kremlin says it regrets U.S. decision to not rejoin Open Skies pact
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday it regretted Washington's decision not to rejoin the Open Skies arms control pact, which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries. The or...
May 28, 2021
German parliament to clear way for women quota on some company boards
By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's parliament is expected to pass a law requiring some listed companies to have a minimum number of women on their board of directors in an attempt to increa...
May 28, 2021
Tennis-WTA says would welcome dialogue with Osaka
LONDON (Reuters) - The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) said it would welcome dialogue with world number two Naomi Osaka over her decision to boycott press conferences at this year's French Open. Japa...
May 28, 2021
Exclusive: France resists more joint funding of ‘brain dead’ NATO
By Robin Emmott, Sabine Siebold and Tangi Salan BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - A $20 billion plan to give NATO more flexibility in facing military threats, climate change and China's rise has hit firm res...
May 28, 2021
Russian aviation authority tells airlines to expect delays on Europe-Russia flights
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's federal aviation agency Rosaviatsiya has told airlines that changes to routes from Europe to Russia due to a political row over Belarus may result in longer clearance times...
May 28, 2021
Lithuania trying to identify those who left Ryanair flight in Minsk
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania is working to confirm the identities of the passengers who disembarked from a diverted Ryanair plane after it was forced to land in Belarus, the chief of...
May 28, 2021
Morgan Stanley nears full ownership of China ventures with stake buys
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley is buying stakes put up for sale by its partner in their China securities and mutual funds joint ventures for about $150 million, according to a statement by the p...
May 28, 2021
Royal academy seeks 1 million vaccines as Thailand approves Sinopharm
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A royal academy chaired by Princess Chulabhorn, the youngest sibling of Thailand's king, on Friday said it would import 1 million doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine next month, ...
May 28, 2021
Euro zone sentiment hits three-year high, inflation expectations jump
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Economic sentiment improved by more than expected to a three-year high in May, data showed on Friday, with the strongest gains in services, retail and among consumers as governmen...
May 28, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
48 °F Sunny
