By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks on global indexes rose sharply on Tuesday, with major U.S. stock indexes each ending up more than 2% following a recent selloff, while the Japanese yen fell against the U.S. dollar to its lowest leve…
UK says Ukraine claimed its first successful use of Western donated missiles against Russia
(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces last week claimed their first successful use of Western-donated Harpoon anti-ship missiles to engage Russian forces, the British Military Intelligence said on Tuesday. “The target of the attack was almost certainly the Russ…
Rugby league joins clampdown on transgender athletes in women’s sport
By Ian Ransom and Jill Gralow MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Rugby league banned transgender players from women’s international competition on Tuesday until further notice, following global swimming’s decision to restrict trans athletes’ participation at…
Human Longevity plans to go public in $1 billion blank-check deal
(Reuters) – Genome sequencing company Human Longevity Inc plans to go public through a merger with Freedom Acquisition I Corp that values the combined company at about $1 billion, the two companies said on Monday. The announcement followed the signing …
Moscow fumes over Lithuania rail ban to Russian region
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -Russia warned Lithuania on Tuesday that it would face measures of a “serious negative impact” for blocking some shipments by rail to Moscow’s Baltic Sea enclave of Kaliningrad, in its latest dispute over Western sancti…
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) – Ukraine was formally accepted as a candidate for European Union membership on Thursday, a boost for morale in the war-weary country as Russian assaults wear down the defenders of two cities in the eastern Donbas region. FIGHTING * Ukrainian…
Euro zone at risk of “inflation psychology”, ECB’s Lane says
LONDON (Reuters) – Record high euro zone inflation risked fuelling “inflation psychology,” European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane said on Monday, referring to a phenomenon when consumers and businesses adjust their habits in anticipation of …
Cathay Pacific bringing back more planes to restore Hong Kong hub
DOHA (Reuters) – Cathay Pacific Airways, battered by strict quarantine rules that have led to a 98% fall in passenger numbers, is preparing to bring back more planes to rebuild Hong Kong’s hub status as restrictions ease, the airline’s chief executive …
Fibre cement maker Swisspearl Group acquires Denmark’s Cembrit
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss fibre cement maker Swisspearl Group said on Monday it was acquiring Denmark’s Cembrit for an undisclosed sum, saying it was creating the second-largest fibre cement producer in Europe. Swisspearl Group, which is wholly owned by…
Russia intensifies attacks on key cities in eastern Ukraine, seizes territory
By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces captured territory along a frontline river in eastern Ukraine and intensified pressure on two key cities on Monday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy predicted Moscow would esc…