MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the United States was attempting to “contain” both Russia and China with the help of other countries, but they were alert to its “games”. Lavrov told a news conference that the West saw both countries as a threat – Russia right now, and China …
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By Fransiska Nangoy and Bernadette Christina JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia said on Wednesday it missed oil and gas production targets last year but expects long-stalled gas projects, the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) and Masela gas blocks, to resume development soon. The Southeast Asian country, which aims to boost its crude oil lifting to 1 million barrel per …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping said the country’s COVID-19 prevention and control is still going through a time of stress but the light is ahead, state media CCTV reported on Wednesday. Xi said there is a need to expand medical resources, increase supply of medical services and the availability of medicines, CCTV reported. …
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MOSCÚ, 18 ene (Reuters) – El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores ruso, Sergei Lavrov, dijo el miércoles que Estados Unidos está intentando “contener” tanto a Rusia como a China con la ayuda de otros países, pero que estos están alerta ante sus “juegos”. Lavrov declaró en rueda de prensa que Occidente ve a ambos países como …
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Inflation in Ireland appears to have peaked and should fall “quite quickly” across the remainder of the year, Finance Minister Michael McGrath said on Wednesday. Irish inflation fell on a month-on-month basis for the first time in almost a year in December after averaging 7.8% in 2022, data showed this week. McGrath’s …
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MILAN (Reuters) -UniCredit Chief Executive Andrea Orcel on Wednesday did not rule out the Italian bank reassessing a potential acquisition of Monte dei Paschi di Siena in the future, after talks collapsed in 2021. Monte dei Paschi is 64% owned by the Italian state, which needs to eventually cut its stake to meet re-privatisation commitments …
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish house price growth slowed on a year-on-year basis for the eighth month in a row in November, expanding by 8.6% compared to the most recent peak of just over 15% earlier in 2022, data showed on Wednesday. More up to date figures earlier this month from Daft.ie and MyHome.ie, Ireland’s main …
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By Tim Hepher and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – A battle for compensation is brewing over delays in the delivery of commercial jets, with a Dublin aviation summit descending into a blame game over the worst industrial disruption in years. Airbus and Boeing are on average delivering new jetliners three-to-six months late, blaming post-pandemic havoc …
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A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. Judging by Wednesday’s reaction, world markets reckon Japan will eventually abandon its ultra-loose monetary policy despite a stubborn doubling down this week – and overseas ructions may be less than feared. After weeks of speculation, the Bank of Japan left its …
DAVOS, Suiza, 18 ene (Reuters) – El Banco Central Europeo aún no ha ganado la batalla contra la inflación, por lo que sus previsiones de fuertes subidas de tasas de interés en los próximos meses siguen siendo válidas, declaró el miércoles el presidente del banco central francés, François Villeroy de Galhau. El BCE ha subido …
