(Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sweeping new sanctions against the Russian energy sector, including oil majors Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz, to try to hinder Moscow in its war with Ukraine. Britain also joined the sanctions against those two companies, the U.S. Treasury said. The sanctions also target more than 180 vessels and …
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– von Luc Cohen und Jack Queen New York (Reuters) – Der designierte US-Präsident Donald Trump erhält im Prozess um eine Schweigegeldzahlung an eine Pornodarstellerin keine Strafe. Die Verurteilung erfolge als “unconditional discharge” – ohne Haftstrafe, Geldbuße oder Bewährung – erklärte der zuständige Richter Juan Merchan am Freitag. Damit ist der Fall formell abgeschlossen und …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch bank ABN Amro on Friday said it intended to appoint BNP Paribas’s former retail boss Marguerite Berard as its new CEO, as the lender prepares for the government to sell down its stake further. Berard, 47, BNP Paribas’ former head of French commercial and personal banking, will be proposed as the next …
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(Reuters) – China’s Shimao Group said on Friday CPYM Link Investment Limited had filed a liquidation petition against the company in the Hong Kong high court regarding a 258 million yuan ($35.19 million) cross-border loan guarantee provided by the property developer. The court has set the first hearing for the petition on March 19, 2025. …
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MADRID, 10 ene (Reuters) – El Gobierno español, liderado por los socialistas, anunció que había propuesto una ley para impedir que grupos religiosos persigan a personas por blasfemia, en un contexto de debate sobre cómo equilibrar la libertad de expresión con los derechos religiosos. Patxi López, portavoz parlamentario del Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE), dijo …
By Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) -British assets remained under pressure on Friday from high global borrowing costs, with sterling falling for the fourth day in a row and better-than-expected U.S. jobs data intensifying the move, while gilt yields rose for a fifth consecutive day. After recording a moderate decline earlier in the day, the pound …
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(Reuters) – British investor Steve Morgan’s Bridgemere Group disclosed a nearly 5% stake in Barratt Redrow, a filing showed on Friday, making it the third-biggest shareholder in Britain’s largest homebuilder. Morgan, the founder and former chairman of Redrow, through Bridgemere group had held a substantial stake in Redrow until it was taken over by Barratt …
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By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s government has proposed purchasing two new Arctic inspection vessels and increasing dog sled patrols to boost its military presence in Greenland, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump sets his sights on the island, local media reported. The government has also proposed upgrading the airport in Kangerlussuaq, …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Socialist-led government said it had proposed legislation to stop religious groups seeking to prosecute people for blasphemy, amid a debate about how to balance freedom of speech against religious rights. Patxi Lopez, the Socialist party’s parliamentary spokesperson, said on Friday that the bill would repeal a law that imposes fines on …
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By America Hernandez PARIS – French oil major TotalEnergies has begun building a gas processing facility in Iraq, it said on Friday, the first portion of a massive multi-energy project aimed at reducing the country’s import bill and attracting foreign investment. ArtawiGas25 will process 50 million cubic feet of gas per day from the Ratawi …
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