By Laila Bassam and Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon has received letters from French and Luxembourg authorities asking for information relating to Lebanon Central Bank Chief Riad Salameh’s bank accounts and assets, two Lebanese judicial source…
Turkey’s President Erdogan tests positive for COVID-19
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19. “The result of COVID-19 tests done with my wife after showing mild symptoms came back positive,” Erdogan said in a …
Olympics-UN support of Olympics crucial at time of crisis – Guterres
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres defended his organisation’s support for the Olympic Games on Saturday, saying it was important for nations to come together in Beijing as conflicts brew across th…
Iran says U.S. should provide guarantees for revival of 2015 nuclear deal
(Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister said on Saturday that a U.S. move to restore sanctions waivers to Tehran was not enough and Washington should provide guarantees for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers. Washington on Friday restor…
Increased COVID cases at Beijing Games no reason for concern, organisers say
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) – COVID-19 cases inside Beijing’s Winter Olympic Games bubble hit the second highest since arrivals began after 45 new cases were detected on Feb. 4, but organisers say the situation is under control and cases conf…
Bitcoin mimics stocks rally, hits 2-week high
(Reuters) -Bitcoin hit its highest in two weeks on Saturday, extending the previous session’s strong gains as cryptocurrencies basked in a recovery in risk appetite and a rally in stock markets. The world’s largest cryptocurrency hit $41,983, taking ga…
Australia Deputy PM apologises for calling PM Morrison ‘hypocrite and liar’
By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) -Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce apologised on Saturday to Prime Minister Scott Morrison for calling him “a hypocrite and a liar” and said that Morrison had rejected his offer to resign. Morrison said in a statem…
Ford to suspend or cut output at 8 of its factories due to chip shortage
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Ford Motor plans to suspend or cut production at eight of its factories in the United States, Mexico and Canada throughout next week because of chip supply constraints, a spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday. The changes come a …
Amazon is exploring offer for Peloton, source says; report says Nike also weighing bid
(Reuters) -Peloton Interactive Inc has drawn interest from potential buyers including e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the exercise bike maker struggles to maintain pandemic-fueled growth. Shares of Pe…
MP Nick Gibb calls on Boris Johnson to resign in a Telegraph op-ed
(Reuters) -Conservative Member of Parliament and former schools minister Nick Gibb has called on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign in an opinion piece https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/02/04/boris-johnson-must-go-bitter-pill-swallo…