WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish police have detained a Russian citizen wanted in connection with fraud and money laundering while running a large cryptocurrency exchange, they said in a statement on Friday. The man, named only as Dmitry V. due to Polish privacy laws, was detained on the basis of an extradition request from the United …
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By Forrest Crellin, Nora Buli and Nina Chestney PARIS/OSLO/LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s struggling industries are bracing for a new gas price shock over the coming winter months, as colder weather depletes stocks, competition with Asia for liquefied natural gas intensifies, and the prospect of reduced Russian supplies looms. Since the energy crisis of 2022, when …
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By Anushree Fadnavis and Sakshi Dayal SHAMBHU, India (Reuters) – Indian police used tear gas and pepper spray against dozens of farmers who began marching from Punjab state along a key highway to Delhi on Friday to demand better prices for their crops. The confrontation took place just over 200 km (125 miles) north of …
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By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Barack Obama, who has mostly stayed quiet in the weeks since Vice President Kamala Harris’ election loss, on Thursday urged a new generation of American leaders to talk with people they disagree with. In a speech at a “Democracy Forum” sponsored by his foundation, …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian police used tear gas and pepper spray on Friday to stop dozens of farmers who were trying to reach Delhi from the northern breadbasket state of Punjab to press a series of demands. Here is a look at why farmers are marching to the capital again. WHAT ARE FARMERS DEMANDING? Farmers …
(Reuters) – Iran sent into space on Friday its heaviest-ever payload using the Simorgh carrier rocket including an advanced module for transferring satellites to higher-altitude orbits, state television reported. The Samān-1 transfer module, along with a CubeSat and a research payload “were successfully placed in an elliptical orbit with a high point of 410 km …
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By Mark Trevelyan and Ronald Popeski (Reuters) -Russia is open to talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump but will use “any means” to prevent Washington and its allies from defeating it in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson. In an 80-minute interview released late on Thursday, Lavrov urged the West to …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William will visit Paris on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which was gutted by fire over five years ago, Kensington Palace said on Friday. William, Prince of Wales, is attending the ceremony on behalf of the UK at the request of the British government, the palace …
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece announced a new round of power bill subsidies on Friday to help households grappling with rising electricity costs in December. Greece spent nearly 10 billion euros ($10.58 billion) in power bill subsidies for households and businesses in the 2021-23 period, the biggest amount an EU country has disbursed on such subsidies …
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By Praveen Paramasivam TIRUNELVELI, India (Reuters) – Tata Power’s newly built 4.3 gigawatt (GW) solar module and cell manufacturing facility in southern India will largely cater to domestic markets, its chief executive said, even as exports from the country have grown exponentially. Tata Power, one of India’s leading integrated power companies, has built a new …
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