LONDON (Reuters) – The London Metal Exchange (LME) has taken disciplinary action regarding the risk management systems of ABN AMRO Clearing Bank NV, which has agreed to pay a fine of 230,000 pounds ($299,200), the exchange said on Thursday. The exchange, the world’s oldest and largest market for industrial metals, said a settlement was reached …
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LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) – British foreign secretary David Lammy will visit China on a two-day visit starting on Friday in a bid to improve relations between the two countries after years of tensions over security concerns and alleged human rights abuses. Lammy will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing before visiting Shanghai …
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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb told investors on Thursday that his firm Third Point built a new stake in DSV A/S during the third quarter and he sees “significant upside” for the Danish freight forwarder and logistics company. DSV will benefit from its planned acquisition of Schenker, …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is warning Israel to not even consider striking Iranian nuclear facilities, state news agency TASS quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Thursday. After Iran’s missile attack on Israel on Oct. 1, there has been speculation that Israel could strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, as it has long threatened to …
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(Reuters) – Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed. “Mass murderer Yahya Sinwar, who was responsible for the massacre and atrocities of October 7, was killed today by IDF soldiers,” Katz said in a statement. (Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta’s Oversight Board on Thursday invited comments from the public on the posting of immigration-related content that may be harmful to immigrants, and shared two cases that Facebook moderators decided to keep on the platform. The board plans to assess whether Meta’s decision to only protect refugees, …
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PARIS (Reuters) – Six French departments were placed on red alert for flooding amid “exceptional rain” that the French weather agency said was as much as 630 mm (24.8 inches) in 48 hours in one area. Departments in France are administrative regions similar to British or American counties. The areas covered by the red alert …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Thursday it had imposed sanctions on 18 more Russian oil tankers and four liquefied natural gas vessels, the largest batch of sanctions to date against Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet”. Britain says the ‘shadow fleet’ uses illicit practices to avoid Western restrictions on Russian oil. The announcement came after the United …
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By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – U.S. environmental groups have stepped up a campaign to get cement maker Holcim to curb its carbon footprint, writing to its chairman and potential investors in its North American business before it is spun off next year. Swiss sustainability-focused proxy adviser Actares, which represents individual shareholders in Holcim, has …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British American Tobacco (BAT) will launch a version of its Velo nicotine pouches using synthetic nicotine in the United States, David Waterfield, president of the company’s U.S. subsidiary Reynolds American, said on Wednesday. Smoking alternatives like vapes from big tobacco companies, including BAT, usually contain naturally occurring nicotine derived from the tobacco …
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