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Lithuania bans Russians from purchasing real estate
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's parliament decided on Tuesday to ban Russian nationals from purchasing real estate in the Baltic country, citing risks to national security. The ban, which will be in p...
Apr 04, 2023
Indonesia’s Pertamina to spend nearly $2 billion to improve safety
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian state oil firm PT Pertamina plans to spend nearly $2 billion in the period up to 2026 to improve safety at its facilities, executives said on Tuesday, as lawmakers grille...
Apr 04, 2023
Philippines sets June auction for new 11,600 MW renewables capacity
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will in June auction rights to build up to 11,600 megawatts of new power capacity from renewable sources in the next three years, the Department of Energy said, as i...
Apr 04, 2023
Swedish Security Service detains five people on terrorist crime suspicion
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's police security service said on Tuesday it had detained five men on suspicion of conspiracy to commit terrorist crimes, in a case linked to a Koran-burning protest in St...
Apr 04, 2023
Defence lawyers say Thaci did not control KLA guerillas
By Ivana Sekularac THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Lawyers for Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci said on Tuesday that he did not control the guerilla Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) at the time of the war cri...
Apr 04, 2023
Fitch says Alibaba’s new structure will not impact credit profile
(Reuters) - Fitch Ratings on Tuesday said that it doesn't expect Alibaba Group Holding Limited's new structure to bring about an immediate change in its credit profile. The credit rating agency said t...
Apr 04, 2023
Credit Suisse chairman: “I am truly sorry”
ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse's chairman told a room full of shareholders that he was "truly sorry" the Swiss bank was not able to get back on track at its final annual general meeting on Tuesday, ...
Apr 04, 2023
Doping-British boxer Khan handed two-year ban over failed drug test
(Reuters) - British boxer Amir Khan has been banned from all sport for two years after a test detected the prohibited substance ostarine, the UK Anti-Doping agency said on Tuesday. "On 19 February 202...
Apr 04, 2023
Asia’s cashed-up companies beat market as volatility swirls
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Shares of Asian companies with big cash balances are outperforming the broader market and analysts say the money will be a cushion against vola...
Apr 04, 2023
Economic institutes forecast German GDP growth of 0.3% in 2023 – sources
(Corrects previous 2024 GDP forecast to 1.9% from 1.7% in second paragraph) BERLIN (Reuters) -Five economic institutes are forecasting gross domestic product growth in Germany of 0.3% in 2023, up from...
Apr 04, 2023
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