NEW YORK/LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) – The dollar strengthened and global stocks retreated on Wednesday as concerns about economic growth and rising inflation soured sentiment, underscored by a 9% surge in British consumer prices and a greater-than-expected price acceleration in Canada. British inflation surged to its highest annual rate since 1982 as energy bills soared, … Read more
The Vodafone logo is seen at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register DUBAI/LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates-based telecoms company e& (ETISALAT.AD) has bought a 9.8% stake in Vodafone (VOD.L) for $4.4 billion, days after saying it … Read more
ADDIS ABABA, May 9 (Reuters) – State-owned operator Ethio Telecom launched a 5G mobile phone service on Monday in a key step ahead of competition from new entrants in an industry that has been closed for international players. Next-generation 5G networks can provide data speeds at least 20 times faster than 4G and are seen … Read more
A truck exits the mine after collecting ore from 516 meters below the surface at the Chibuluma copper mine in the Zambian copperbelt region. REUTERS/Rogan Ward Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register JOHANNESBURG, May 8 (Reuters) – The need to secure new sources of metals for the energy transition amid sanctions on … Read more
Luhansk governor says Russia bombed school sheltering 90 Trapped civilians evacuated from Mariupol’s Azovstal plant G7 leaders to talk with Zelenskiy in show of unity KYIV, May 8 (Reuters) – As many as 60 people were feared to have been killed in the Russian bombing of a village school in the eastern Ukrainian region of … Read more
May 6 (Reuters) – At the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin obliquely raised the possibility of a nuclear strike against anyone who intervened in the conflict. Below are some of the key issues surrounding the possibility – viewed as remote by many analysts and Western diplomats – that Putin might … Read more
Members of the United Nations Security Council sit during a meeting on the situation amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, New York, US, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register UNITED NATIONS, May 6 (Reuters) – The UN Security … Read more
FILE PHOTO – A screen grab from a drone video footage shows a Russian-owned superyacht ‘Amadea’ docked at Queens Wharf in Lautoka, Fiji May 3, 2022. Reuters TV via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SYDNEY, May 6 (Reuters) – Fiji authorities searching a yacht they seized on behalf of the … Read more
Shell adjust earnings hits $9.1 billion Results boosted by strong oil and gas trading Retains some exposure to Russia LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) – Shell (SHEL.L) on Thursday reported a record first-quarter profit of $9.13 billion, boosted by higher oil and gas prices, stellar refining profits and the strong performance of its trading division. The … Read more
UK PM Johnson says Ukraine will win Says Kyiv has exploded ‘myth of Putin’s invincibility’ He promises continued British support for Kyiv LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Ukraine on Tuesday he believed he would defeat Russia and expose the “gigantic error” of the Kremlin’s invasion as he invoked Britain’s … Read more