By Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose as much as 1% on Friday as tensions persisted in the Middle East following Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea, although Angola’s decision to leave OPEC raised questions over the group’s effectiven…
Ottawa approves RBC’s acquisition of HSBC’s Canada unit, with conditions
(Reuters) -Canada on Thursday approved Royal Bank of Canada’s C$13.5 billion dollars ($10.2 billion) acquisition of HSBC Holdings’ local operations, with conditions, more than a year after the country’s biggest lender announced the deal. Canada’s Finan…
Rudy Giuliani is ‘going to jail’ if he keeps being ‘shady’ about his finances: expert
Former President Donald Trump’s ally Rudy Giuliani will be working off his debts to election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss until the day he dies, former federal prosecutor Paul Butler told MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Thursday evening. This comes after Gi…
Feds disrupt major ransomware group targeting schools, law firms, hospitals
MIAMI — The U.S. Department of Justice has disrupted a major ransomware group — and enabled some people to restore their systems — with South Florida playing a central role in the cybercrime investigation, authorities said. The FBI this month seized se…
Nature-based recovery needed for Ukraine’s damaged protected areas (analysis)
By Hannah L. Timmins As winter closes in, Ukraine is facing demoralizing news. Western support for the war is faltering, Ukrainian troops in the east are being pushed onto the back foot amid a Russian troop surge, and Kyiv is once again under attack fr…
UN Security Council aims to vote Friday to boost aid to Gaza
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -A United Nations Security Council vote on a bid to boost aid to the Gaza Strip was delayed by another day to Friday even though Israel’s ally the United States, which holds veto power, won changes it wanted…
UN Security Council aims to vote Friday to boost aid to Gaza
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -A United Nations Security Council vote on a bid to boost aid to the Gaza Strip was delayed by another day to Friday even though Israel’s ally the United States, which holds veto power, won changes it wanted…
U.S. sanctions stranded tankers with Russian oil on their way to India
Almost five million barrels of Russian Sokol crude oil are stranded on their way to Indian refineries following new U.S. sanctions, according to Bloomberg. It is reported that the vessels are idling miles away from their destination. One of the reasons…
U.S. sanctions stranded tankers with Russian oil on their way to India
Almost five million barrels of Russian Sokol crude oil are stranded on their way to Indian refineries following new U.S. sanctions, according to Bloomberg. It is reported that the vessels are idling miles away from their destination. One of the reasons…
U.S. sanctions stranded tankers with Russian oil on their way to India
Almost five million barrels of Russian Sokol crude oil are stranded on their way to Indian refineries following new U.S. sanctions, according to Bloomberg. It is reported that the vessels are idling miles away from their destination. One of the reasons…