By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar rose Asia on Friday after hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation and hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve official unleashed a wave of bets on aggressive rate hikes, though similar pressures worldwide k…
Ukraine rejects Russian pressure in talks, Moscow says zero progress
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Friday it would not yield to pressure from Moscow to negotiate with Russian-backed separatist leaders, after the latest four-nation talks ended with no breakthrough on ending eight years of fighting. Ru…
London Met Police chief Cressida Dick resigns after controversies
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -London police chief Cressida Dick resigned on Thursday, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said, after he told her he was not satisfied she could root out the racism, sexism and other problems that still existed within the forc…
Germany’s Axel Springer mandates diversity training after its own #MeToo
BERLIN (Reuters) – Media company Axel Springer told workers on Thursday that diversity and inclusion courses would be mandatory for all top managers as it seeks to contain the fallout from a media report into its handling of allegations of harassment o…
Quad ministers convene to address Indo-Pacific ‘coercion’, climate, COVID
By Humeyra Pamuk and Kirsty Needham MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Climate change, COVID and China’s “coercion” in the Indo-Pacific will top the agenda when foreign ministers of the Quad – an informal grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the United States – …
Explainer-How Ottawa’s anti-vaccine mandate protests are spreading globally
By Rod Nickel (Reuters) – Horn-blaring demonstrations demanding an end to Canadian COVID-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers have caused gridlock in the capital Ottawa since late January. The protests are now spilling to key Canada-Unite…
London police chief Dick expected to leave job, says BBC political editor
LONDON (Reuters) – London police Chief Cressida Dick, who has been under pressure over her force’s handling of apparent breaches of lockdown rules in government, is expected to leave her job, the BBC’s political editor Laura Kuenssberg said on Twitter….
OnlyFans jumps into NFT profile pictures
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – OnlyFans, an online subscription platform known for adult content, has launched a feature for users to display verified NFTs as profile pictures, it said on Thursday. The UK-based company, which said it introduced the…
Faster than expected savings increase takeover opportunities, says Euronext
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Euronext’s integration of Borsa Italiana is reaping savings faster than expected for potential acquisitions, though no “actionable” target has been identified, the pan-European exchange’s CEO Stephane Boujnah said on Thu…
Scholz warns Russia of consequences if it invades Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) -Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned Russia of “serious” economic and political consequences should it ramp up military aggression toward Ukraine, while adding that Germany and its allies were ready for dialogue with Moscow and wanted peace….