(Reuters) – The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on Wednesday said it was investigating an increase in hepatitis cases in children. The agency said it has recently detected higher-than-usual rates of liver inflammation (hepatitis) in children. In Engl…
French government says McKinsey will pay all taxes it should pay
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday confirmed that a preliminary investigation linked to tax fraud had been launched into the French arm of US consultancy firm McKinsey by France’s national financial prosecution office PNF. PNF ear…
Oil slumps to three-week low after Fed minutes, big IEA reserve release announcement
By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil futures fell sharply on Wednesday after large consuming nations said they would release oil from reserves to counter tightening supply and hawkish minutes from the U.S. central bank that bolstered the dollar. Sel…
Soccer-Le Tissier quits as Southampton ambassador after Ukraine tweet
LONDON (Reuters) – Southampton great Matt Le Tissier quit as an ambassador for the Premier League club on Wednesday after deleting a link to a social media post that questioned reports Russian forces executed civilians in Ukraine. The former England in…
Stocks hold declines, dollar gains after release of Fed minutes
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock indexes held losses on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve released minutes from its last meeting, showing details of the central bank’s balance sheet runoff, while the U.S dollar index hit its highes…
Italy slashes growth outlook as Ukraine weighs, confirms deficit goal
By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) -Italy on Wednesday slashed its growth estimate for this year as the war in Ukraine weighs on the economy, while confirming a previous budget deficit target of 5.6% of national output. The Treasury’s ann…
Spain’s ACS says it intends to buy Atlantia highway business
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish construction company ACS said on Wednesday it has an exclusive agreement with two investment funds, GIP and Brookfield, for the potential acquisition of a majority stake in the highway business of the Italian infrastructure c…
Ukraine says four civilians killed at aid distribution point, east under heavy fire
By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder (Reuters) – Russian artillery fire killed at least four people and wounded four others at a humanitarian aid distribution point on Wednesday as Moscow’s forces bombarded towns, cities and rail infrastructure in eastern …
Russia says it will take more steps against UK media after sanctions
LONDON (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday it would take further measures against British media based there, after London imposed sanctions against Russian state-controlled news outlets. Britain last week announced sanctions on 14 Russian people and en…
U.S. sanctions Russia’s Sberbank, Putin’s daughters, bans investment
By Nandita Bose, Matt Spetalnick and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States targeted Russian banks and elites with a new round of sanctions on Wednesday, including banning Americans from investing in Russia, in response to what Presid…