VALLETTA (Reuters) – The world’s money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog (FATF) said on Friday that Malta was no longer subject to its increased monitoring process, a decision welcomed by the Mediterranean island’s prime minister. The Paris-b…
Credit Suisse pays up to redeem A1 bond, sends ‘message to the market’
LONDON (Reuters) – Scandal-hit lender Credit Suisse has opted to tap investors for a pricier dollar bond in order to repay a $1.5 billion capital-boosting issue, a measure investors say was necessary to avoid raising concern over its ability to pay deb…
Gangs not implicated in Amazon murders, Brazil police say; indigenous group rejects that
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police said Friday that the investigation into the murders of a British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous expert in the Amazon rainforest so far point to killers acting without the involvemen…
‘I couldn’t be party to potential law-breaking’ – Boris Johnson’s former ethics adviser explains resignation
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former ethics adviser said on Friday he resigned his post because he “could not be a party to advising on any potential law-breaking”. In a letter published by Sky News, Christopher Geidt, the s…
UK set to step in to host next Eurovision due to war in Ukraine
By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – The Eurovision Song Contest is likely to be held in Britain in 2023 as the organisers deem it too risky for this year’s winners Ukraine to host it due to the war, drawing immediate disappointment from Kyiv. While decades-…
Putin says Russia has ‘nothing against’ Ukraine joining EU
(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he had no objections to Ukraine joining the European Union following the European Commission’s historic decision to back Kyiv’s bid to become a member. “We have nothing against it. It is not a …
Britain’s Boris Johnson meets Zelenskiy on surprise Kyiv trip
KYIV (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered to launch a military training programme for Ukrainian forces on Friday as he met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on his second trip to the Ukrainian capital since Russia’s invasion. Joh…
UN seeks urgent support for refugees after deadly Burkina Faso attack
GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) called on Friday for urgent support to some 16,000 newly displaced people who fled one of Burkina Faso’s deadliest militant attacks last weekend that left at least 100 people dead. Soldiers have recover…
Optum UK to buy healthcare software provider EMIS for $1.5 billion
(Reuters) – UK healthcare software provider EMIS Group Plc will be acquired by a group led by health services firm Optum UK for about 1.24 billion pounds ($1.51 billion), the companies said on Friday. The 1,925 pence-per-share, all-cash offer represent…
Britain’s Boris Johnson meets Zelenskiy on surprise Kyiv trip
KYIV (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered to launch a military training programme for Ukrainian forces on Friday as he met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on his second trip to the Ukrainian capital since Russia’s invasion. Joh…