LONDON (Reuters) – Britain, the United States and the European Union pledged billions of dollars of extra help to rebuild Ukraine on Wednesday. Below are the details of some of the commitments made in connection with the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London. EUROPEAN UNION The EU said on Tuesday it would provide Ukraine with 50…
By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) – A roaring rally in mid- and small-cap stocks listed on Indian bourses could see abrupt corrections, as many of them trade at near or record highs even though overall consumption demand remains sluggish, at least six analysts said. The Nifty mid-cap 100 index has hit fresh all-time highs in…
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday that U.S. President Joe Biden’s reference to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as a dictator showed U.S. foreign policy was inconsistent and erratic. At a fundraiser in California on Tuesday, Biden discussed a a Chinese spy balloon the United States shot down earlier this year, saying Xi had become…
By Hyunjoo Jin and Shivangi Acharya SAN FRANCISCO/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was pushing the car maker to make a “significant investment” in the country, adding that such an announcement was expected soon. His comments came after a meeting with Modi on Tuesday during the Indian…
By John Irish, Elizabeth Pineau and Bate Felix PARIS/DAKAR (Reuters) – After armed men killed nine Chinese nationals at a gold mine in Central African Republic in March, a video circulated on the internet saying France had secretly ordered the attack and planned to discredit Russian mercenary group Wagner in the country. In the video,…
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – An expected surge in Treasury bill issuance could throw a wrench into the gears of hedge fund trades that have resulted in record short positions, potentially disrupting bond markets if speculators quickly unwind their holdings. In recent weeks, hedge funds have taken significant short leveraged positions in some…
ATHENS (Reuters) -Nine men charged over the worst shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea this year that killed at least 82 people were detained pending trial, the coastguard said on Wednesday, while the European Union promised more funds and actions on migration. Greece, which has come under increasing scrutiny over its response to the June 12-13…
(Reuters) – Belarus, an ally of Russia in the war with Ukraine, said on Wednesday that its armed forces were beginning 10 days of annual “mobilisation exercises”. The Belarus defence ministry said the exercises were aimed at assessing the degree of preparation of state institutions to mobilise reservists. All Belarusian men must perform military service,…
OTTAWA (Reuters) -A Canadian air force helicopter crashed into the Ottawa River early on Tuesday, killing two armed forces members and two others on board have been recovered and are in hospital, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. Trudeau said he spoke with Canada’s Chief of Defence Staff to express “condolences to the families and colleagues…
(Reuters) -GSK on Wednesday said its vaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which recently won EU approval, showed strong long-term protection in older adults in a late-stage trial. The British drugmaker said a ‘Phase III’ trial showed vaccine efficacy against RSV-lower respiratory tract disease and severe disease over two full RSV seasons, including in…
