WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A data access agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, which was signed in 2019, will come into effect in October this year, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement on Thursday. They had signed the cros…
Exclusive-BNP Paribas’ global head of prime services leaves -source
LONDON (Reuters) -BNP Paribas’ global head of prime services Ashley Wilson has resigned from the bank, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. Wilson, who could not immediately be reached for comment, moved to the French lender from…
Biden plans talks with China’s Xi soon, casts doubt on Pelosi Taiwan trip
By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden plans to speak with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, by the end of the month at a moment of simmering tensions between the countries over Taiwan and tra…
In occupied south Ukraine, some fear a return to Soviet times under Russia
By Tom Balmforth and Stefaniia Bern KYIV (Reuters) – In Nova Kakhovka, a city in southern Ukraine occupied by Russian troops five months ago on the first day of its invasion, the signs of creeping annexation by Russia are mounting and some residents fe…
Residents of captured Ukrainian port city try to survive among its ruins
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Fighting for control of this strategic Ukrainian port city ended two months ago with victory for Russia after thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands forced to flee. Many of those who are left in Mariupol now face …
Roche diagnostics head to take helm of Swiss pharma giant
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -Roche’s head of diagnostics, Thomas Schinecker, is to take over as group chief executive next year, replacing Severin Schwan, who will become chairman after rejuvenating the Swiss drugmaker’s suite of treatments. Chairman Ch…
Factbox-World leaders who contracted COVID-19
(Reuters) – Many world leaders and senior officials have contracted COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic more than two years ago. Some, such as Canada’s Justin Trudeau and Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado, have caught the virus twice. On Thursda…
Italy to hold early election after PM Draghi resigns
By Crispian Balmer, Giuseppe Fonte and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Italian President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday, clearing the way for an early election after Prime Minister Mario Draghi quit following the collapse of his natio…
Social media revenue growth expected to slow as TikTok, Apple compete
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Wall Street is bracing for the slowest global revenue growth in the history of the social media sector, as intensifying competition from TikTok and Apple in advertising threaten to compound economic woes in the second quarter…
Spain confirms case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
MADRID (Reuters) – A middle-aged man has been admitted to hospital in Spain’s Castile and Leon region after being diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), authorities said on Thursday. The disease, which has a fatality rate between 10% a…