(Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates foreign ministry said on Monday that President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan’s visit to Russia aims to help reach “effective political solutions” to the Ukrainian crisis, state news agency WAM reported. The mi…
Diagnostics firm Bio-Rad in talks to merge with Qiagen – WSJ
(Reuters) – California-based diagnostics company Bio-Rad Laboratories is in talks to merge with Qiagen NV, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Talks between the two companies have been going on for a whil…
Rivian shares skid after EV maker recalls nearly all vehicles
(Reuters) – Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc closed 7.3% lower on Monday after the electric-vehicle maker recalled nearly all its vehicles, heightening investor concerns that the company may not be able to meet its 2023 production target. Rivian’s marke…
Possible extension of Germany’s nuclear power at risk -econ ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government on Monday failed to approve a draft law to put on reserve two of the country’s last nuclear power plants beyond their planned phase-out due to political disagreements, the Economy Ministry said, complicating Ber…
Russia: U.S. ‘encouragement’ of Ukraine complicates diplomatic solution
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is open for diplomacy, but Washington’s encouragement of Ukraine’s “bellicose mood” complicates diplomatic efforts to solve the conflict, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday. “We repeat once again speci…
Escalation of violence in Ukraine disrupts aid work
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations and other aid organisations in Ukraine said on Monday that Russia firing missiles at cities across the country had disrupted their humanitarian work on the ground. Russia hit sites across Ukraine, stri…
Russian ex-president Medvedev on Kyiv wanted list
KYIV (Reuters) – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has been on a list of wanted persons compiled by Ukrainian security officials for more than half a year, Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Monday. The statement said Medvedev, now deputy ch…
Julia kills 14 in Central America as it churns toward Mexico
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -The death toll from Tropical storm Julia rose to at least 14 on Monday, officials said, with victims confirmed in El Salvador and Honduras, as the weakening storm dumped heavy rainfall on a swath of Central Am…
German coalition, beset by crises, could get more fractious after vote
By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s faced the prospect of a more divided government after one of his coalition partners vowed to assert itself more strongly following a drubbing in a state election. Scholz had little time …
Banking crisis breakthroughs win Nobel economics prize for Bernanke, Diamond, Dybvig
By Simon Johnson and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A trio of U.S. economists including former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke won this year’s Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for laying the foundation of how world powers now tackle global cris…