After Paris blast, shaken locals wait anxiously nearby
By Juliette Jabkhiro and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – Rahman Oliur was anxiously waiting at a corner of a Parisian…
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Dollar dips as Powell testimony disappoints hawks
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Wednesday after Federal…
Russia-aligned hackers pose threat to Canada energy sector – spy agency
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Russia-aligned hackers could seek to disrupt Canada’s powerful oil and natural gas sector, especially since Ottawa is…
Mastercard launches global plan to recycle credit cards
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Payments company Mastercard on Wednesday launched a global project to recycle credit and debit…
Belgian PM, foreign minister quizzed in parliament in Iran visa scandal
By Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib were quizzed…
U.S. to provide $1.3 billion of additional aid to Ukraine, says Blinken
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States will send $1.3 billion more in aid to Ukraine to help the conflict-hit country…
Top Russian court rejects bid to strike down war protest law
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s constitutional court has rejected an attempt by rights groups to seek the repeal…
‘Progress’ in supply chain as jet orders rack up at Paris air show
PARIS (Reuters) – Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney flagged “solid progress” in the aerospace supply chain on Wednesday, addressing…
Ukraine expects to secure almost $7 billion from West to rebuild
By Elizabeth Piper and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Wednesday he expected to secure…
Real estate, tech drag Europe’s STOXX 600 down on rate hike jitters
By Shreyashi Sanyal and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – Tech led European shares lower on Wednesday following hawkish signals from…