SAO PAULO, Jan 19 (Reuters) – A Rio de Janeiro court on Thursday accepted Brazilian retailer Americanas SA (AMER3.SA)’s application for bankruptcy protection, days after the company disclosed nearly $4 billion accounting inconsistencies that sparked a legal dispute with creditors and investors. Americanas, a 93-year-old company with stores across Brazil and a major e-commerce unit, … Read more
German Leopard tanks are considered the best suited for Ukraine All eyes are on Germany as defense leaders meet on Friday U.S. to provide $125 million to Ukraine to support energy systems Minister among dead in helicopter crash in Ukraine KYIV/BERLIN, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Germany will send German-made tanks to Ukraine as long as … Read more
40% of ECB staff have little or no confidence Two-thirds say trust is damaged 63% are worried about the ECB’s ability to protect purchasing power FRANKFURT, Jan 18 (Reuters) – (This story from Jan 17 has been corrected to restore deleted words in paragraph 11) European Central Bank staff are losing faith in the institution’s … Read more
Messina Denaro caught up after 30 years on the run Apartment found in a western Sicilian town Doctor who prescribed cancer treatment under investigation PALERMO, Italy, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Perfumes, designer clothes and sex pills were discovered on Tuesday in an apartment which investigators believe was the last hiding place of Sicilian mafia boss … Read more
New German Defense Minister named Boris Pistorius A wary Berlin holding back tanks from other European allies Dnipro missile strike death toll rises to 44 DNIPRO, Ukraine/KYIV, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Ukraine moved closer on Tuesday in its bid to win a fleet of modern main battle tanks it hopes could turn the tide of … Read more
LUETZERATH, Germany, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Climate activist Greta Thunberg was arrested alongside other activists on Tuesday during protests against the demolition of the coal-mining village of Luetzerath, but the entire group will be released later in the day, according to the police. “There is no reason to hold them for days. It may take … Read more
Euro STOXX 600 down 0.2% China’s growth in 2022 is one of the worst in nearly 50 years Asian stocks slip 0.4% Yen close to 7-month highs LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Shares tumbled on Tuesday after China’s 2022 growth slump, halting their New Year’s rally and keeping investors on edge for the risk of … Read more
KATHMANDU, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Searchers used drones to rappel down a 200-metre (656 ft) deep gorge in Nepal’s second-largest city on Tuesday to search for two people missing after the plane crash the country’s deadliest in 30 years killed at least 70 people. Difficult terrain and bad weather were hampering rescue efforts near the … Read more
ANKARA, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Sweden and Finland must deport or extradite up to 130 “terrorists” to Turkey before Turkey’s parliament approves their NATO membership, President Tayyip Erdogan has said. The two Nordic states applied last year to join NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine, but their applications must be approved by all 30 NATO member … Read more
Cosa Nostra boss captured after 30 years Detained in the private hospital of Palermo Convicted for his role in the murder of anti-Mafia prosecutors PALERMO, Italy, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Italy’s most wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested by armed police on Monday at a private hospital in Sicily, where the man on … Read more
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