LONDON (Reuters) -British financial regulators said on Monday that they would review the way the London Metal Exchange (LME) handled a halt in chaotic nickel trading last month and said the episode underlined questions about the LME’s transparency. The exchange, the world’s oldest and largest market for industrial metals, suspended nickel trading on March 8 …
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(Reuters) – Russian forces continue to consolidate and reorganise as they refocus their offensive into the Donbas region in the east of Ukraine, British military intelligence said on Monday. Russian troops, including mercenaries from the Russian state-linked Wagner private military company, are being moved into the area, the Ministry of Defence tweeted in a regular …
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(Reuters) – Heavy fighting has continued in Mariupol as Russian forces attempt to take the city, British military intelligence said on Sunday. “The city continues to be subject to intense, indiscriminate strikes but Ukrainian Forces maintain a staunch resistance, retaining control in central areas,” the Ministry of Defence said. Reuters could not immediately verify the …
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(Reuters) – Cambridge women’s crew won the university boat race in record time for their fifth straight triumph while Oxford’s men ended their five-year wait for victory on Sunday as the event returned to the River Thames for the first time since 2019. Crowds were back on the banks of the Thames as Cambridge sealed …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said “despicable attacks against civilians” in Bucha and Irpin near Kyiv were evidence that Russia was committing war crimes in Ukraine, and that Britain would step up sanctions and military aid in response. “I will do everything in my power to starve (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s war …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Allegations of attacks against civilians during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine must be investigated as war crimes, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said, adding that the UK would fully support any such move by the International Criminal Court. “As Russian troops are forced into retreat, we are seeing increasing evidence of appalling acts …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -British far-right activist Tommy Robinson said he was detained upon arrival with his children at Mexico’s Cancun airport and will be deported, according to a video he posted Saturday. Robinson, co-founder of the English Defence League (EDL) which has staged violent demonstrations against Islam, said he was arrested and separated from his …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could build up to seven new nuclear power stations as part of a radical expansion of homegrown energy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told The Sunday Telegraph. “There is a world where we have six or seven sites in the UK” by 2050, Kwarteng told the newspaper. …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British police said they had arrested 83 people in Essex, east of London, in the space of 48 hours as climate change protesters blockaded oil terminals. Hundreds of activists from groups Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil started blocking oil terminals across Britain on Friday, with some climbing on top of oil …
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BURNLEY (Reuters) -Manchester City moved a point clear of title rivals Liverpool at the top of the Premier League standings with a convincing 2-0 win at relegation-threatened Burnley on Saturday. Needing a win to reclaim top spot after Liverpool beat Watford earlier in the day, first half goals from Kevin de Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan …
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