By Marek Strzelecki, Tsvetelia Tsolova and Pavel Polityuk WARSAW/SOFIA/KYIV (Reuters) – Russia will on Wednesday stop supplying gas to Poland and Bulgaria, the two NATO and EU members said, an escalation in the deepening rift between the West and Mosco…
China’s DJI halts Russia, Ukraine sales to prevent use of its drones in combat
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) -Drone giant DJI Technology Co said it will temporarily suspend business in Russia and Ukraine to ensure its products are not used in combat, making it the first major Chinese firm to cite the conflict in halti…
Kyiv pulls down Soviet-era monument symbolising Russian-Ukrainian friendship
By Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday dismantled a huge Soviet-era monument in the centre of Kyiv meant to symbolise friendship between Russia and Ukraine, a response to Moscow’s invasion, according to the city’s mayo…
BT and Toshiba trial first commercial quantum-secured network
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s BT and Japan’s Toshiba on Wednesday launched the first commercial trial of a quantum-secured network that will block vulnerabilities in encryption that will emerge when quantum computing becomes mainstream. Professional ser…
UK pay settlements heading to highest since 2008 – XpertHR
LONDON (Reuters) – British employers are starting to offer the biggest annual pay rises since 2008, but the increases are still not keeping up with fast-rising inflation, human resources data company XpertHR said on Wednesday. Provisional figures for A…
Russia warns Poland, Bulgaria of gas supply cuts on Wednesday
By Joanna Plucinska and Marek Strzelecki WARSAW (Reuters) -Russian energy giant Gazprom has told Poland and Bulgaria it will halt gas supplies from Wednesday, in a major escalation of Russia’s broader row with the West over its invasion of Ukraine. Pol…
Germany’s Uniper posts $3.2 billion Q1 loss on Russia-related impairments
By Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German utility Uniper on Tuesday reported a 3 billion euro ($3.2 billion) net loss for the first quarter, citing impairment charges related to its Russian unit Unipro and its involvement in the suspended Nord St…
The man who evacuated 200 people from Mariupol in a battered red van
By Tom Balmforth and Parniyan Zemaryalai KYIV (Reuters) – As Russian forces tightened their siege of Mariupol and missiles rained down, Mykhailo Puryshev drove into the city six times last month to evacuate its citizens, somehow surviving despite his r…
The West must double down on support for Ukraine, says UK’s Truss
LONDON (Reuters) – Countries opposed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine must double down on their support for Kyiv, including the supply of heavy weapons, tanks and aeroplanes, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will say on Wednesday. The biggest assault…
Soccer-Man City beat Real Madrid 4-3 in semi-final first-leg thriller
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -After one of the greatest of Champions League semi-finals, Manchester City will take a 4-3 lead into the second leg of their tie against Real Madrid following an extraordinary encounter at the Etihad Stadiu…