By Belén Carreño and Charlie Devereux MADRID (Reuters) – A request for seaplanes needed to fight forest fires is red-flagged because it could harm the environment. Companies seeking aid after being hammered by COVID are asked to show proof of a healthy balance sheet in recent years. They are among the discordant calls made by…
By Chiara Elisei and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – European banks appear better positioned than U.S. peers to weather any stress from commercial property after an interest rate surge, but that does not mean Europe is out of the danger zone. Aggressive rate hikes, still working their way through the system, follows a pandemic that…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address Mexican lawmakers on Thursday by video, the lower house of Congress said, as he seeks support in his country’s war with Russia. The Mexican government has said it wants to remain neutral in the conflict, and some supporters of Ukraine have criticized leftist President Andres Manuel…
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by entities of India’s Adani Group were trading marginally higher on Thursday, after a group company said it will consider a buyback of securities. On Wednesday, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, part of the beleaguered Adani Group, said it will consider its first and a partial…
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – At least two Chinese women who joined historic “white paper” demonstrations in Beijing calling for an end to COVID-19 curbs were released on Wednesday after almost four months in detention, two of their friends told Reuters. The protests, unprecedented in President Xi Jinping’s decade in power, began in late…
(Reuters) -Police in Ohio broke up a protest by more than 100 people who were marching on Wednesday over a grand jury’s decision to not indict officers who fatally shot an unarmed Black man last year. Police used what appeared to be chemical spray and other non-lethal weapons to disperse the crowd. The mayor’s office…
By Madhumita Gokhale BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s economy will slow considerably this fiscal year as the global economic slowdown impedes domestic growth prospects, according to a Reuters poll, which showed inflation will remain elevated despite recent interest rate hikes. While the expected expansion would be faster than other major economies, it will be below the…
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -Three Alabama teenagers have been taken into custody and charged with murder in last week’s shooting at a “Sweet 16” birthday party that left four dead and 32 wounded, state police said on Wednesday. Two suspects – Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16 – both from Tuskegee, were arrested…
By Doug Barrett and Brendan O’Brien LIBERTY, Missouri (Reuters) – An 84-year-old white man charged in the shooting and wounding of a Black teenager who mistakenly walked up to the man’s house in Kansas City pleaded not guilty to felony charges on Wednesday during his first court appearance in the case. Andrew Lester would face…
(Reuters) – Eight healthcare workers will go on trial over the death of Diego Maradona after being charged with “homicide by negligence”, Argentine media reported on Wednesday. The footballing great, who led Argentina to a second World Cup title in 1986, died aged 60 in November 2020 from heart failure after undergoing brain surgery days…
