By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -After a week of heavy fighting, the real tests of Kyiv’s counteroffensive lie ahead, with Ukrainian troops some distance from Russia’s main defensive line and the bulk of forces prepared for the push still on standby. Ukraine struck in two areas along the southeastern front last week as it began …
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Por Elizabeth Piper y William James LONDRES, 15 jun (Reuters) – El ex primer ministro del Reino Unido, Boris Johnson, debería ser apartado del Parlamento por engañar intencionadamente a los diputados británicos sobre fiestas celebradas durante los confinamientos por el COVID-19 en su oficina, dijo el jueves un comité en un informe condenatorio que el …
Boris Johnson engañó deliberadamente al Parlamento británico, según una comisión Read More »
Düsseldorf (Reuters) – Beim Metzinger Modekonzern Hugo Boss zahlen sich die vor zwei Jahren initiierten Umbau- und Wachstumsmaßnahmen schneller aus als erwartet. Daher schraubte Vorstandschef Daniel Grieder seine für 2025 ausgegebene Prognose nach oben. Die Markenerneuerung von Hugo und Boss komme bei den Kunden an und sorge für ein beschleunigtes Wachstum, sagte der Manager am …
Mode von Boss kommt besser an als erwartet – Ziele angehoben Read More »
By Ananda Teresia and Kate Lamb JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit seeking a change to the country’s election ballot system, clearing a potential complication and allaying fears of political interference in an election just eight months away. Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, is set to hold simultaneous legislative and …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French power company Engie said on Thursday it is launching a new brand called Vianeo which will form part of its push into the potentially fast-growing sector of building charging points for electric cars. Engie said the Vianeo brand would be rolled out to an initial 1,000 charging points already in operation …
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By Rupam Jain NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian police filed charges of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation on Thursday against the chief of the country’s wrestling federation, a powerful member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), following complaints by female wrestlers. Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastav read out the charges against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – DWS, an asset manager controlled by Deutsche Bank, began its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, with the adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) urging investors to vote against the management of the company for 2022. Last year, the chief executive stepped down after raids by prosecutors over accusations of so-called “greenwashing”, which both …
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By Humeyra Pamuk, David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday played down expectations of any breakthrough from the first trip by a U.S. Secretary of State to China in five years, after a tense call with China’s foreign minister ahead Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing next week. Chinese foreign minister …
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By Simon Jessop and Iain Withers (Reuters) -British insurer Legal & General has named Banco Santander executive Antonio Simoes as its new CEO, opting for an external hire to succeed veteran boss Nigel Wilson and lead the FTSE 100 firm through volatile markets. The company, one of Britain’s largest insurers by assets and market capitalisation, …
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By Andy Bruce and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) – Bedlam in Britain’s 1.5 trillion-pound ($1.9 trillion) mortgage market, fuelled by ructions in money markets, threatens to trigger a renewed slump in housing activity and financial pain for homeowners on a par with the late 1980s. Lenders have repeatedly re-priced and pulled home loan offerings in …
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