By Jennifer Rigby and Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organization was holding an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after over 100 cases…
Rowe to exit M&S with jump in profit, but much still to do
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Steve Rowe will next week step down as chief executive of British retailer Marks & Spencer after a turbulent six years in the top job, with his internal successor set for a baptism of fire amid a worsening cost-of-livi…
Spain supports Ukraine’s EU entry, foreign minister says
By Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) – Spain supports Ukraine’s ambition to join the European Union and the idea of a new European political entity that could, for the time-being, accommodate Ukraine as a fellow-minded democracy, Foreign Minister Jose Man…
Major Russian assault appears aimed at seizing whole Ukrainian province for separatists
By Natalia Zinets and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Russian troops bombarded a riverside city on Friday in what appeared to herald a major assault to seize the last remaining Ukrainian-held territory in a province Moscow claims on behalf of separatists…
Exclusive-Europe aims to revive magnesium output by 2025 to cut China reliance
By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – EU policymakers have launched a drive to restart domestic output of magnesium, used in aluminium and steel products, with at least three firms working on projects, according to documents and officials. A European Commi…
BlackRock’s iShares to close MSCI Russia, eastern Europe funds due Ukraine
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) -BlackRock’s iShares will close its MSCI Russia and MSCI Eastern Europe exchange-traded funds, BlackRock said on Friday, joining several other funds which have shut their doors because of the Ukraine conflict. BlackRock…
First stop Samsung: Biden touts cooperation with S.Korean chipmaker on Asia trip
By Trevor Hunnicutt PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (Reuters) – Joe Biden’s first stop on his inaugural trip to Asia as U.S. president on Friday was a massive Samsung Electronics semiconductor plant, underscoring a message of economic security with an eye on C…
Russia’s Rosneft says German ex-chancellor Schroeder quits board
(Reuters) -Russia’s state-owned oil company Rosneft said on Friday that former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and German businessman Matthias Warnig were stepping down from its board of directors. The European Parliament had urged on Thursday that…
UK confirms 11 new cases of monkeypox -health minister
LONDON (Reuters) – The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed 11 new cases of monkeypox in Britain, health minister Sajid Javid said on Friday. Britain had previously reported a total of nine cases of the usually mild viral illness, characterised by s…
Finland leases floating LNG terminal for 10 years to break free from Russian gas
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland has agreed a 10-year charter for a floating storage and regasification (FSRU) vessel with U.S. based Excelerate Energy to help replace Russian gas supply, finance minister Annika Saarikko said on Friday. “The LNG terminal wi…