By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Dealmaker Ian Hannam is suing Randgold Resources for up to $18 million he says he is owed for work on its acquisition by Canada’s Barrick Gold, telling a London court on Friday that the gold miner reneged on their agreement. Hannam was formerly one of JPMorgan’s top rainmakers and …
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(Reuters) – Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Friday survived a no-confidence motion in parliament against his pro-European Union government, the second this year, launched over a high-profile case of alleged corruption involving a former minister. The motion was initiated by the opposition Social Democratic Party, citing the involvement of government ministers and officials of …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Thames Water has received a joint bid from Covalis Capital and France’s Suez Group as it seeks more than 3 billion pounds ($3.8 billion) of new equity, in the latest part of a rescue aimed at preventing its collapse. Britain’s biggest water supplier has close to 18 billion pounds ($23 billion) of …
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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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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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