(Reuters) – The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Friday there were “early signs” that the monkeypox outbreak is plateauing across the country and that its expansion has slowed. “While the most recent data suggests the growth of the outbreak ha…
Deutsche Bank ex-trader’s conviction thrown out in U.S. Libor-rigging probe
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday threw out a former Deutsche Bank AG trader’s conviction for conspiring to manipulate the global lending benchmark Libor, after an appeals court tossed the convictions of two former colleagu…
After Griner gets jail, Russia ready to discuss swap with U.S
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the United States in private, a day after a Russian court jailed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for nine years for a drugs offence. The case against Griner, a tw…
Eni buys floating liquefaction facility to produce LNG in Congo Republic
MILAN (Reuters) – Energy group Eni said on Friday it had acquired Tango FLNG to produce and export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Republic of Congo, as Italy rushes to find alternative supplies to Russian gas. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine i…
Putin and Erdogan agree to boost cooperation, some rouble payments for gas
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Friday to boost cooperation in the transport, agriculture, finance and construction industries, they said in a joint statement after a four-hour meeting. …
U.S. labor market defies recession fears as job growth surges in July
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in July, lifting the level of employment above its pre-pandemic level and pouring cold water on fears the economy was in recession. The Labor Department’s closely watched…
U.S.-China diplomatic breakdown clouds outlook for global climate progress
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China’s decision to halt bilateral talks on climate change with the United States has cast a cloud of doubt over whether the world can rally enough ambition to address global warming in time to avert its worst…
Allianz shells out 140 million euros to shut U.S. fund unit after fraud
By Tom Sims and Alexander Hübner FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Allianz spent around 140 million euros ($143.11 million) on restructuring to wind down a U.S. funds unit at the centre of a multi-billion fraud, the German insurer disclosed on Friday, an expense th…
Analysis-Why the banks financing Musk’s Twitter deal are unlikely to be able to help him walk away
By Anirban Sen and Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) -The banks that agreed to finance Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc have a financial incentive to help the world’s richest person walk away but would face long legal odds, according to peop…
FTSE 100 dented by Wall St losses, plunge in ad firm WPP
By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 closed lower on Friday as Wall Street slipped after strong jobs data raised fears about faster U.S. interest rate hikes, but a weakening pound helped the UK blue-chip index log its third consecutive wee…