By Nathan Layne, Gabriella Borter and Andy Sullivan MARIETTA, Ga./LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) -One day before midterm elections that could usher in a new era of divided government in Washington, President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump will ho…
Staff at British packaging group DS Smith to strike over pay -union
LONDON (Reuters) -Workers at British packaging group DS Smith, whose customers include Amazon, have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike in a dispute over pay, their union said on Monday. The industrial action could start as soon as the end of this mon…
Anima CEO does not see stronger MPS accord in short term
MILAN (Reuters) – Anima Holding does not expect to tighten its partnership with Monte dei Paschi di Siena in the near term, Chief Executive Alessandro Melzi D’Eril told analysts on Monday. Speaking after Anima reported a 36% drop in net profit adjusted…
Germany, Belgium pledge funds to tackle climate ‘loss and damage’
By Kate Abnett and Virginia Furness SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -Germany and Belgium on Monday joined a small number of wealthy countries to commit funding to help developing nations facing damage and losses caused by climate change, committing 17…
ECB scrutinises banks’ payout plans as outlook sours
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is carefully scrutinising euro zone banks’ payout plans as the outlook for the euro zone’s economy sours and markets wobble, the ECB’s top supervisor said on Monday. “We have… collected updated capital …
Mastodon: What is the social network hailed as a Twitter alternative?
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -With Twitter in disarray since the world’s richest person took control of it last week, Mastodon, a decentralised, open alternative from privacy-obsessed Germany, has seen a flood of new users. “The bird is free,” tw…
U.N. hearings probing alleged Israeli rights abuses open in Geneva
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – A series of public hearings with victims of alleged Israeli human rights violations opened at the United Nations in Geneva on Monday, with Israel dismissing them as “sham trials”. The independent Commission of Inquiry, …
Ukraine church leader: No deal with Russia if they see us as colony
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The head of Ukraine’s Byzantine-rite Catholic Church met Pope Francis on Monday and said there can be no dialogue with Russia as long as Moscow considered the neighbour it invaded a colony to be subjugated. M…
Countries band together to keep forest promise
By Simon Jessop and Jake Spring SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -More than 25 countries at the COP27 climate talks on Monday launched a group they said would ensure they hold each other accountable for a pledge to end deforestation by 2030, and announ…
Stocks rally, dollar slips as sentiment favors risk assets
By Herbert Lash and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Equity markets rose and the dollar slid on Monday as investors embraced the idea that China may ease COVID restrictions and burnished hopes the U.S. economy is slowing enough to allow the Fe…