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Turkey’s Erdogan to convene meeting on Russian Mir payments, possible sanctions
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will convene a high level economy-focused meeting on Friday at which Russian payment system Mir and possible Western sanctions will be discussed, tw...
Sep 22, 2022
Venezuela arrests ‘Fat Leonard’ contractor in U.S. Navy bribery case
(Reuters) - Venezuelan police have arrested a fugitive Malaysian businessman nicknamed 'Fat Leonard' who is at the centre of a major U.S. Navy bribery scandal, as he prepared to leave the country for ...
Sep 22, 2022
French President Macron reaffirms France can get through this winter without power rationing
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed in an interview with BFM TV that France could get through this winter without power rationing, "if everyone does its part" in terms of cut...
Sep 22, 2022
Bleaker economy could sour airline industry’s bet on cargo planes
By Jamie Freed SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The airline industry's record-breaking scramble to convert older passenger jets to freighters during the travel-starved years of the coronavirus pandemic threatens...
Sep 22, 2022
French President Macron: goal is to obtain negotiated peace on Russia/Ukraine conflict
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said that the goal remained in place over obtaining a negotiated peace in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Macron also told French TV station...
Sep 22, 2022
Deutsche Bank to approach 2023 “with caution”, CFO says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank will need to look at 2023 "with caution", the lender's finance chief James von Moltke said on Thursday. Von Moltke, speaking at a financial conference, foresaw a "d...
Sep 22, 2022
Member of Iranian paramilitary force Basij stabbed to death, news agencies report
DUBAI (Reuters) - A member of an Iranian pro-government paramilitary organisation Basij was stabbed to death in the northeastern city of Mashhad on Wednesday, two semi-official Iranian news agencies r...
Sep 22, 2022
French President Macron reaffirms that pensions system reform is necessary
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed in a television interview with BFM TV that a reform of the country's pension system was necessary. Macron's government has highlighted thi...
Sep 22, 2022
Rising rates, price slump deal double blow to Hong Kong homeowners
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - When Stephanie Cheung bought a small, two-bedroom apartment for HK$7.7 million ($981,041) as an investment in April 2021, she booked a 6% gain by the summer as Hong ...
Sep 22, 2022
Yen jumps as Japan intervenes in currency market for first time since 1998
LONDON (Reuters) - The Japanese yen rose sharply against the dollar on Thursday after Japanese authorities intervened in the forex market for the first time since 1998 to shore up the battered yen. Th...
Sep 22, 2022
