Exclusive-Deutsche Bank tells investors some of their Russian shares are missing

By Sinead Cruise and Carolina Mandl LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank has told clients it can no longer guarantee full access to Russian stocks that belong to them, underlining the challenges global investors face to recover stranded investments in the country’s companies. Germany’s largest bank said in a note dated June 9 and viewed…

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Greek conservatives storm to victory in repeat election

By Renee Maltezou and Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece’s conservative New Democracy party stormed to victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday with voters giving reformist Kyriakos Mitsotakis another four-year term as prime minister. With most votes counted, centre-right New Democracy was leading with 40.5% of the vote and 158 seats in the 300-seat parliament,…

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PwC Australia says staff involved in tax leak face ‘severe’ consequences

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia staff who are found to have acted improperly in a scandal over the leaking of government tax plans will face “severe” consequences, acting chief executive Kristin Stubbins told a state parliament inquiry on Monday. In her first public appearance since her predecessor resigned over his involvement in the…

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Russian mercenaries return to bases after challenge to Putin’s authority

ROSTOV-ON-DON/VORONEZH, Russia (Reuters) -Heavily armed Russian mercenaries withdrew from the southern Russian city of Rostov under a deal that halted their rapid advance on Moscow but raised questions on Sunday about President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. Ending their short-lived mutiny, fighters of the Wagner group began heading back to their bases late on Saturday…

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Cocaine market is booming as meth trafficking spreads, U.N. report says

VIENNA (Reuters) – Cocaine demand and supply are booming worldwide and methamphetamine trafficking is expanding beyond established markets, including in Afghanistan where the drug is now being produced, a United Nations report said on Sunday. Coca bush cultivation and total cocaine production were at record highs in 2021, the most recent year for which data…

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Fear among Turkey’s LGBT community after hostile election campaign

By Burcu Karakas ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Campaign speeches targeting Turkey’s LGBT community during last month’s election have left some living in constant fear of police raids and even planning to leave the country. Ahead of the first vote and runoff, which President Tayyip Erdogan won, he repeatedly attacked “perverse” LGBT groups and vowed to strengthen…

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