Indian Adani begins record sell-off in shares as short seller triggers $44bn rout

Indian Adani begins record sell-off in shares as short seller triggers bn rout

MUMBAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Shares of Indian firm Adani Enterprises (ADEL.NS) fell 15% on Friday as a scathing report from a U.S. short seller sparked a rout at the conglomerate’s listed companies , casting doubts on how investors will react to the company’s record $2.45 billion secondary sale. Seven listed companies in the Adani … Read more

EU wants to send more people back to Africa, Middle East and Asia

EU wants to send more people back to Africa, Middle East and Asia

STOCKHOLM, Jan 26 (Reuters) – European Union immigration ministers meet on Thursday to discuss visa restrictions and better coordination within the bloc so they can return more people without asylum in Europe to their country of origin, including Iraq. Three years after the 27 EU countries agreed to restrict visas for countries deemed unable to … Read more

Indian police arrest students gathered to watch BBC documentary on Modi

Indian police arrest students gathered to watch BBC documentary on Modi

NEW DELHI, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Students were detained by Delhi police on Wednesday as they gathered to watch a recent BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India has branded as propaganda and blocked its distribution and sharing on social networks. It follows similar disruptions, some of which turned violent, at gatherings this … Read more

Hindenburg shorts India’s Adani Group, flags debt and accounting issues

Hindenburg shorts India’s Adani Group, flags debt and accounting issues

BENGALURU, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Hindenburg Research said on Wednesday it holds short positions in Indian group Adani, accusing the conglomerate of extensive and abusive use of entities based in offshore tax havens and raising concerns about the level high debt. The report, which comes days before a $2.5 billion share offering by flagship Adani … Read more

China proposes Sri Lanka debt moratorium, IMF aid still uncertain

China proposes Sri Lanka debt moratorium, IMF aid still uncertain

China offers debt service relief in 2022, 2023 Sri Lankan sources unsure if China’s letter will be enough for IMF Broad IMF-China deal on Zambia could provide clues NEW DELHI/COLOMBO, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The Export-Import Bank of China has offered Sri Lanka a two-year debt moratorium and said it would support the country’s efforts … Read more

Indian university reports power outage ahead of screening of Modi documentary

Indian university reports power outage ahead of screening of Modi documentary

NEW DELHI, Jan 24 (Reuters) – A major Indian university cut power and internet access on campus on Tuesday ahead of its students’ union screening of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which India called propaganda, the NDTV television channel reported. . Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the capital New Delhi had threatened … Read more

Exclusive: WHO investigates links between cough syrup deaths, considers advice for parents

Exclusive: WHO investigates links between cough syrup deaths, considers advice for parents

Jan 24 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating whether there is a link between manufacturers whose tainted cough syrups are linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three countries, said to Reuters a person familiar with the matter. Citing ‘unacceptable levels’ of toxins in products, the WHO is seeking … Read more

WHO calls for ‘immediate action’ after cough syrup deaths

WHO calls for ‘immediate action’ after cough syrup deaths

LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has called for “immediate and concerted action” to protect children from tainted medicines after a spate of child deaths linked to cough syrups last year . In 2022, more than 300 children – mostly under the age of 5 – in The Gambia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan … Read more

Oil prices hit 7-week high on stronger Chinese outlook

Oil prices hit 7-week high on stronger Chinese outlook

Brent and US crude at highest since early December The G7 wants two price caps for Russian petroleum products Indian crude imports hit 5-month high in December NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose around 1% on Monday to a seven-week high, extending last week’s gains amid a stronger outlook thanks to an … Read more

Pakistan scrambles to restore power after second major grid outage in months

Pakistan scrambles to restore power after second major grid outage in months

ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s government said on Monday it was working to restore power to millions of people after a grid outage triggered the worst blackout in months and put highlight the weak infrastructure of the heavily indebted nation. Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir told reporters that an investigation had been opened into the … Read more