(Refiles to correct typographical error on paragrah 1 to EFF from EEF) By Uditha Jayasinghe and Jorgelina do Rosario COLOMBO/LONDON (Reuters) -Sri Lanka is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to borrow at least $3 billion via the lender…
Gazprom cuts gas supply to Orsted and Shell Energy
(Reuters) – Russian gas producer Gazprom has cut off gas supplies to Denmark’s Orsted and to Shell Energy for its contract to supply gas to Germany, it said on Wednesday, citing the companies’ failure to make payments in roubles. Gazprom has already ha…
Spain tourism jumps in April, almost back to pre-pandemic levels
MADRID (Reuters) -Almost ten times as many tourists visited Spain in April compared to the same month last year, spending close to the amount that foreign visitors did before COVID-19, National Statistics Institute data showed on Wednesday. Spain’s tou…
Germany to send IRIS-T air defence system to Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will supply Ukraine with the IRIS-T air defence system, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, following pleas from Kyiv and German opposition parties to step up heavy weapons deliveries. Scholz said Germany had been “delivering contin…
U.N. chief sees progress over food crisis, but deal still some way off
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he was hopeful of easing the food crisis prompted by the war in Ukraine, but cautioned that any agreement to unblock shipments of commodities such as grain was still some w…
Soccer-West Ham’s Zouma given 180 hours of community service for kicking his cat
(Reuters) -West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma has been ordered to do 180 hours of community service and banned from keeping cats for five years after pleading guilty to kicking and slapping his pet cat, a London court ruled on Wednesday. Zouma admitte…
Pfizer to sell stake in GSK’s consumer health business after it lists
By Natalie Grover and Ludwig Burger LONDON (Reuters) -Pfizer plans to sell its 32% stake in Haleon, its consumer health venture with British drugmaker GSK, after the business lists as an independent company in July, GSK said on Wednesday. GSK is spinni…
Finland and Sweden say will continue NATO talks with Turkey
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland and Sweden said on Wednesday they would continue a dialogue with Turkey over their bids for NATO membership, but did not say whether there had been progress on overcoming Ankara’s objections to their joining the military all…
UK “very unlikely” to hold early election – Raab
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is “very unlikely” to hold an early election, deputy prime minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday, as speculation swirls about the future of the government following growing criticism of Boris Johnson. Johnson is facing a mo…
Oil rises as EU to phase in Russian oil ban, Shanghai ends lockdown
By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices strengthened on Wednesday after European Union leaders agreed to a phased ban on Russian oil and as China ended its COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai, which could bolster demand in an already tight market. Oil…