By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran on Thursday dealt a near-fatal blow to chances of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as it began removing essentially all the International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring equipment installed under the deal, I…
Spain vows to defend its interests after Algeria halts all non-gas trade
By Belén Carreño and Inti Landauro MADRID (Reuters) -Spain said it will firmly defend its national interests following Algeria’s decision to suspend a 20-year-old treaty of friendship and cooperation and ban all non-gas trade, a move that also alarmed …
State Street denies report of deal with Credit Suisse – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – State Street Corp is not seeking any acquisition or business combination with Swiss lender Credit Suisse Group AG, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing an emailed company statement. State Street did not immediately respond to a Reute…
Brazil police probe ties to illegal fishing in case of missing British journalist
By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazilian police investigating the disappearance of a British journalist and an indigenous expert in the Amazon rainforest are focusing on people involved in illegal fishing and poaching in indigenous la…
Disney replaces Rice, promotes Walden in leadership shakeup
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Chapek announced a major leadership shift on Thursday, promoting Dana Walden to chairman of general entertainment content as the company works to build its …
Spain, Portugal to cap fossil fuel power prices as Ukraine war hikes energy bills
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Spain and Portugal next week will start subsidising fossil fuel power plants’ generation costs, under a 8.4 billion euro ($9 billion) scheme designed to pull down electricity prices for consumers and industry. Europe…
Paris Champions League final was ‘nightmare’ for Liverpool mayor, CCTV evidence lost
PARIS (Reuters) -Liverpool mayor Steve Rotheram told the French Senate on Thursday how the Champions League soccer final became a “nightmare” as France continued its probe into disorder at the match and it emerged that key CCTV footage had been deleted…
Italy’s lawmakers call for windfall tax on banks’ energy trading profits
ROME (Reuters) – Italian lawmakers are urging the government to impose a one-off levy on banks’ energy trading profits in the same way Rome is targeting increased earnings of energy companies, according to parliamentary documents seen by Reuters. Prime…
Putin says Russia will not mothball oil wells despite West’s import ban
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russian companies will not block off their oil wells despite the West’s efforts to lessen its dependence on energy supplies from Moscow. The United States introduced its embargo on Russ…
Wildfire in southern Spain forces town evacuation; three hurt
BENAHAVIS, Spain (Reuters) -A wildfire in mountains in southern Spain has forced evacuation of 2,000 people from the centre of the town of Benahavis and injured three firefighters, authorities said. The blaze started on Wednesday afternoon on the slope…