Russian state TV website goes down during Putin speech

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian state media websites broadcasting President Vladimir Putin’s address to the country’s two houses of parliaments on Tuesday suffered an outage during his speech. Reuters journalists in multiple locations were unable to access the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) website or the Smotrim live-streaming platform for periods during the …

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China’s central bank authorises ICBC Brazil as yuan clearing bank

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank has authorised ICBC Brazil to be a renminbi clearing bank in Brazil, it said on Tuesday. The establishment of such arrangements for the renminbi (RMB), or yuan, would be beneficial to cross-border transactions and further promote bilateral trade and investment facilitation, the People’s Bank of China said on Feb.7. …

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Schulze – Entwicklungshilfe soll auch Arbeitskräfte bringen

Berlin (Reuters) – Bei der Entwicklungshilfe will die Bundesregierung verstärkt auch auf die Gewinnung von Arbeitskräften für Deutschland setzen. Entwicklungsministerin Svenja Schulze und Arbeitsminister Hubertus Heil (beide SPD) gaben am Dienstag im westafrikanischen Ghana den Startschuss für den Ausbau eines seit 2017 bestehenden Informationszentrums zu einem “Zentrum für Jobs, Migration und Entwicklung”, wie Schulzes Ministerium …

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We need all colours of hydrogen, says German finance minister

By Christian Kraemer and Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – We need all colours of hydrogen, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told Reuters in an interview, referring to a dispute in Brussels around hydrogen produced from nuclear or renewable energy. As European Union countries debate the potential role of hydrogen in decarbonising the economy and reducing …

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Expansionary fiscal policy must end, says German finance minister

By Christian Kraemer and Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany must end its expansionary fiscal policy or risk fuelling inflation, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told Reuters in an interview. “Rising interest rates are already a signal for the government to see that it can’t continue like this,” Lindner said. Lindner said Germany was monitoring …

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Ukraine says Belarus stepping up its aggressive rhetoric

KYIV (Reuters) – A senior Ukrainian presidential aide said on Tuesday Belarus was stepping up “aggressive and militaristic rhetoric” ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion, but that Kyiv saw no imminent threat from its northern neighbour. The official, Mykhailo Podolyak, made the comments to Reuters after Belarus said Ukraine had massed a significant …

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German exports to China decline in January despite lifting of lockdown

BERLIN (Reuters) – German exporters’ hopes of a revival in trade with China after Beijing abruptly dismantled its strict “zero-COVID” policy in December failed to materialise at the start of the year, federal statistics office data showed on Tuesday. Exports to China fell by 7.1% in January compared with the same month last year, to …

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EXCLUSIVA- Las autoridades financieras suizas ponen la lupa en Credit Suisse

Por Oliver Hirt ZÚRICH, 21 feb (Reuters) – El regulador financiero suizo está revisando unas declaraciones del presidente de Credit Suisse Group, Axel Lehmann, sobre la estabilización de los flujos de salida del banco a principios de diciembre, según han informado a Reuters dos fuentes con conocimiento del asunto. La noticia provocó la caída de …

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