LONDON (Reuters) – Confidence levels among British employers have fallen sharply because of the rise in inflation and the war in Ukraine, according to a survey which also showed more firms expected to increase their prices and staff pay. The monthly su…
Tunisian crisis escalates as president dissolves parliament
By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisian President Kais Saied late on Wednesday issued a decree dissolving parliament, which has been suspended since last year, after it defied him by voting to repeal decrees that he used to assume n…
Britain’s GCHQ spy chief says Russian soldiers refused to carry out orders in Ukraine
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – The head of Britain’s GCHQ spy service said on Wednesday that new intelligence showed some Russian soldiers in Ukraine had refused to carry out orders, sabotaged their own equipment and accidentally shot down one…
Russia and Ukraine will resume talks online on April 1 – Ukrainian negotiator
(Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine will resume their peace talks online on April 1, a senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday after the latest round of negotiations had ended in Turkey. Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia said in an online post that U…
Australian businesses commit to $38 billion new UK investment, Britain says
LONDON (Reuters) – Australian businesses have committed to investing 28.5 billion pounds ($37.5 billion) in sectors such as infrastructure and clean energy in Britain, the British government said following a UK-Australia investment roundtable. British …
Seven bodies recovered, a dozen missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least seven bodies were recovered and about a dozen people were missing after a boat carrying mostly women and children capsized in north-central Nigeria on Wednesday, residents said. Two residents in Guni village in N…
Groups urge Biden to reject potential WTO ‘concept’ on COVID-19 vaccine barriers
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Doctors without Borders, Oxfam America, Amnesty International and other top civil society groups on Wednesday urged U.S. President Joe Biden to reject a potential deal on COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property ri…
Sanctioned or not, Russians abroad find their money is ‘toxic’
By Kirstin Ridley, Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Danielle Kaye LONDON/ZURICH/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yevgeny Chichvarkin, a telecoms tycoon who fled Russia in 2008 and became a high-profile London restaurateur, has long been a vocal supporter of Ukraine. Tog…
Credit Suisse leaves managers on Greensill hook as shareholders seek audit
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) -Credit Suisse’s board will leave managers potentially liable for the collapse of its Greensill-linked funds when it asks shareholders to grant them a discharge for other activities, the bank said on Wednesday…
Pope approved payment for Vatican to exit botched deal, court told
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A defendant at a Vatican trial testified on Wednesday that superiors including Pope Francis approved a $15 million settlement to get the Vatican out of a botched London real estate deal to avoid a total loss….