By Aftab Ahmed, Shivangi Acharya and Sarita Chaganti Singh BENGALURU, India (Reuters) – Finance chiefs of the world’s largest economies strongly condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine on Saturday, with only China and Russia itself declining to sign a joint statement. India, which as chair of the Group of Twenty (G20) economies was hosting …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union vowed to increase pressure on Moscow “until Ukraine is liberated” as it adopted a tenth package of sanctions on Russia on Saturday, a day after the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. “We now have the most far-reaching sanctions ever – depleting Russia’s war arsenal and biting deep into …
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By Hamza Ibrahim KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) -Officials counted votes in Nigeria’s elections on Saturday, with people hoping for a reset after years of worsening violence and hardship under outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari, undeterred by delays at some polling stations. The electoral commission said the official results could be expected from late on Sunday. By the …
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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday reported its highest-ever annual operating profit, even as foreign currency losses and rising interest rates contributed to lower earnings in the fourth quarter. Buffett called 2022 a “good year” for Berkshire in his annual shareholder letter, after the conglomerate’s dozens of businesses generated …
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By Djaffar Al Katanty SAKE, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Safari Hangi walked for hours with a baby strapped to his back and six young children in tow trying to find safety as apparent gains by rebel forces in eastern Congo sparked a fresh exodus of people towards the provincial capital Goma. Â Â Â The …
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By Nandita Bose and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he has no plans to visit the site of the train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in an Ohio town earlier in February. The trail derailment in East Palestine prompted the evacuation of thousands of people and ignited health …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – The U.S.-led “Fab 4” semiconductor alliance of Taiwan, the United States, Japan and South Korea held its first video meeting of senior officials last week focused on supply chain resilience, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The United States last September convened the first meeting of the working group, colloquially called “Fab …
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By Supantha Mukherjee BARCELONA (Reuters) – HMD Global Oy, licensee of Nokia-brand smartphones, said on Saturday it is developing capabilities and processes this year to bring 5G device production to Europe. Europe has no big smartphone manufacturing presence, as all the major companies, including Apple and Samsung, make their phones in Asia to cut costs. …
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DUBLIN (Reuters) -Britain and the European Union are inching towards concluding talks on revising post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland and an agreement is possible, but by no means guaranteed, in the coming days, Ireland’s prime minister said on Saturday. Momentum has been building for weeks towards a deal to ease checks on trade that …
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By Jorgelina do Rosario and Jorge Otaola LONDON/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government is in final talks with International Monetary Fund officials to ease foreign exchange reserves targets for 2023 under the country’s $44 billion program, two sources close to the matter told Reuters. The move comes as the South American commodities exporter is facing …
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