NOVA KAKHOVKA, Russian-controlled Ukraine (Reuters) – Villagers on the Russian side of the front line in Ukraine surveyed the damage to their flooded homes from a massive dam breach and waited for help from the authorities on Wednesday, while people clamoured for information in chat rooms. Russian-installed officials ordered residents of three districts to leave…
ZURICH (Reuters) -UBS said on Wednesday it has delayed the publication of its second quarter results until August 31. Switzerland’s largest bank, which is currently completing its takeover of rival Credit Suisse had originally planned to report its earnings on July 25. UBS was considering delaying its quarterly results at least until the end of…
By Aditi Shah, Joanna Plucinska and Tim Hepher ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The diversion of a U.S.-built Air India jetliner to Russia with engine problems has thrust industry tensions surrounding Russian airspace into the spotlight – just a day after the head of a major American carrier predicted an almost identical scenario. A global industry meeting…
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China for talks in the coming weeks, an official said on Tuesday, months after Washington’s top diplomat scrapped a planned trip over a suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew across the U.S. The visit is intended by Washington…
(This June 6 story has been refiled to change the corporate name to Bittrex Inc from Bittrex Global in paragraph 16) By Jonathan Stempel, Hannah Lang and John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – The top U.S. securities regulator sued cryptocurrency platform Coinbase on Tuesday, the second lawsuit in two days against a major crypto exchange,…
(This June 6 story has been refiled to change the corporate name to Bittrex Inc from Bittrex Global in paragraph 16) By Jonathan Stempel, Hannah Lang and John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – The top U.S. securities regulator sued cryptocurrency platform Coinbase on Tuesday, the second lawsuit in two days against a major crypto exchange,…
By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Jorgelina do Rosario ACCRA/LONDON (Reuters) – Ghana has sent a debt restructuring proposal to its official creditors, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as the West African country battles to escape its worst economic crisis in a generation. The “working proposal” is a crucial first step for…
By Sergiy Karazy KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has not yet launched a planned counteroffensive to win back territory occupied by Russia, and its start will be obvious to everyone when it happens, a senior security official said on Wednesday. Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, dismissed statements by Russian officials who…
BEIJING (Reuters) -China completed a second phase of joint air patrols with Russia over the Western Pacific on Wednesday, following flights on the previous day over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea, prompting concerns in Japan over national security. Both South Korea and Japan scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday, when the Chinese and…
BEIJING (Reuters) – Several Chinese major state banks will lower the yuan deposit rates from Thursday, state media Securities Times reported, a move that could give more room for lower lending costs in an effort to boost the economy. Some big state banks will cut interest rates on demand deposits by 5 basis points to…
