South Africans call for UK to return diamonds set in crown jewels
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Some South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star…
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Suriname reaches debt restructuring deal with bondholders
By Rodrigo Campos, Jorgelina do Rosario and Ank Kuipers NEW YORK/LONDON/PARAMARIBO (Reuters) -Suriname reached an agreement in principle with its…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian gunmen who shot British-Israelis
By Ali Sawafta NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces on Thursday killed two Palestinian gunmen who shot dead a British-Israeli…
Exclusive-Venezuela’s oil tankers at risk of sinking, fires, spills, report finds
By Mircely Guanipa PUNTO FIJO (Reuters) – More than half of the 22 oil tankers in Venezuela’s fleet are so…
UniCredit to use 300 million euro charges for staff exits-sources
MILAN (Reuters) -UniCredit will use restructuring charges to help fund voluntary exits for some of the additional 1,000 employees who…
UK businesses raise prices to pass on higher wage costs: PMI
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s services sector kicked off the second quarter with its fastest growth in a year,…
Analysis-Fed up with shrinking savings, Europeans drain billions from banks
By Sinead Cruise, John O’Donnell and Tom Sims LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) – European savers are pulling more of their money from…
BMW stays cautious on outlook, says some car prices may rise
By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) -BMW will not cut electric vehicle (EV) prices in China and may raise some car…
Hong Kong follows Fed rate hike, banking liquidity at fresh 2008 lows
By Donny Kwok and Georgina Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) raised its main policy…
Shell, Equinor profits beat forecasts as trading offsets lower energy prices
By Ron Bousso, Shadia Nasralla and Nerijus Adomaitis LONDON/OSLO (Reuters) – Energy giants Shell and Equinor reported higher-than-expected first-quarter profits…