By Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration halted the export of a wide range of consumer goods to Russia on Friday and added 71 companies to a trade blacklist, as the Group of Seven wealthy nations announced new sanctions on Moscow over its war in Ukraine. The new curbs on Russia targeted items that …
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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Tesco chairman John Allan will step down at the group’s annual shareholders’ meeting next month, with Britain’s biggest retailer saying claims of inappropriate behaviour against him risked becoming a distraction to the business. One of Britain’s highest-profile corporate names, Allan, 74, is often featured in British media commenting on …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has issued an arrest warrant for the International Criminal Court (ICC) head judge who in March issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin on war crimes charges, Russian media reported on Friday. The British judge, Karim Ahmed Khan, was added to the Interior Ministry’s wanted list, Russia media said, citing …
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(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden informed G7 leaders at their summit in Japan that Washington will support a joint effort with allies to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, the Associated Press and CNN reported on Friday, citing sources. Ukraine is seeking the U.S.-made jets as it seeks to press on with its …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen has completed the sale of its Kaluga production plant in Russia and its local subsidiaries, the German carmaker said on Friday, ending months of wrangling with Russian authorities over the deal. Volkswagen has sold its shares in Volkswagen Group Rus LLC to Art-Finance LLC, which is supported by autodealer group Avilon, …
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU telecoms regulators’ group BEREC on Friday criticised a push by telecoms providers to get Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband in Europe, saying it doubted whether such a move would help the bloc meet its connectivity targets. The Body of European Regulators for Electronic …
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By Maya Gebeily (Reuters) – Every handshake would count, and Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad had plenty of them at Friday’s Arab League Summit – along with hugs and kisses – from his onetime foes in the region. As he strolled into the summit venue in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Friday afternoon, a beaming …
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VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania’s ruling Conservative party said on Friday it will propose a snap election for parliament and that the government may resign if the assembly turns down the request. (Reporting by Andrius Sytas, editing by Terje Solsvik)
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon overestimated the value of the ammunition, missiles and other equipment it sent to Ukraine by around $3 billion, a Senate aide and a defense official said on Thursday, an error that may lead the way for more weapons being sent to Kyiv for its defense against Russian …
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By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – Shell will likely face one of its most acrimonious annual meetings next week as it struggles to balance investor pressure to capture profits from oil and gas and a vocal minority saying it must move faster to tackle climate change. Big Oil firms posted record profits …
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