NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and Russia signed 28 investment pacts on Monday, including deals on steel, shipbuilding, coal and energy, India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said. India has also begun to receive S-400 missiles from Russia this month, Shringla said, adding that supplies would continue. (Reporting by Neha Arora and Alasdair Pal; Editing …
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By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – A flash weekend bitcoin crash that wiped out a fifth of its value and caused $2 billion worth of positions to be liquidated has soured investor expectations of a massive run-up in the world’s largest cryptocurrency into the year-end. Cryptocurrency analysts were not quite sure what …
By Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) -BP supports the addition of U.S. oil crude grade WTI Midland to global dated Brent, suggesting the removal in the medium-term of Brent and Forties grades from the benchmark as flows have evaporated, according to a document seen by Reuters. Dated Brent, the S&P Global Platts benchmark set up over …
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(Reuters) -Oil major Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday it aims to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from working assets in the U.S. Permian basin by 2030, expanding its emission-reduction plans for unconventional operations in New Mexico and Texas. Investors and governments have been increasing pressure on energy companies to fight against climate …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly on Monday backed postponing a decision on rival credential claims for the seats of Afghanistan and Myanmar, which means the Taliban and Myanmar junta will not be allowed into the 193-member world body for now. Rival representation claims were made with the Taliban and …
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(Refiles to correct to “this week” in lead) By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -Andrea Orcel must convince UniCredit investors that he can deliver on a promise to grow the Italian bank profitably when he presents its new strategy this week. And after spurning a merger with state-owned Monte dei Paschi, the chief executive is still …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African rand firmed on Monday on signs the Omicron coronavirus variant driving a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections in the country may be causing mainly mild infections. At 1500 GMT, the rand traded at 15.9025 against the dollar, 1.04% firmer than its previous close. Anecdotal accounts from South African doctors and …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Some Spar grocery stores in Britain have been forced to close because of an online attack, the company said on Monday. “There has been an online attack on our IT systems which is affecting stores’ ability to process card payments, meaning that a number of SPAR stores are currently closed,” the company …
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By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s ambassador to China said on Monday he would soon leave his post after a two-year assignment where he helped secure the freedom of two Canadian detainees despite icy relations between Beijing and Ottawa. Dominic Barton’s departure, which will take effect on Dec 31, leaves a crucial diplomatic post open …
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(Reuters) -A court in military-ruled Myanmar found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of charges of incitement and breaching coronavirus restrictions on Monday, drawing international condemnation of what critics described as a “sham trial”. Suu Kyi is set to serve two years in detention at an undisclosed location, a sentence reduced from four years …
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