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Back to the land: Lebanese family turns to farming to survive crises

Back to the land: Lebanese family turns to farming to survive crises

By Maya Gebeily and Aziz Taher HOULA, Lebanon (Reuters) – In a remote village in southern Lebanon, Qassem Shreim crouched low to..

Britain to defy EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law

Britain to defy EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law

By Elizabeth Piper and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Britain published plans on Monday to override some of the post-Brexit trad..

Oil rises on tight supplies; trade choppy on demand worries

Oil rises on tight supplies; trade choppy on demand worries

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday in a session of volatile trade, as tight global supplies outwe..

Inflation fears grip markets as bonds, stocks plunge

Inflation fears grip markets as bonds, stocks plunge

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks and government bonds extended a bruising sell-off on Monday and the dollar..

Security trumps obesity in Britain’s first food strategy

Security trumps obesity in Britain’s first food strategy

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain set out its first national food strategy on Monday, focused on increasing domestic output of some produce to..

France’s Cristal Union lures farmers to secure sugar beet supplies

France’s Cristal Union lures farmers to secure sugar beet supplies

PARIS (Reuters) -French sugar and ethanol maker Cristal Union promised farmers high prices for their 2023 sugar beet harvest in a bid ..

Allianz Trade wins Global Banking & Finance Review’s Best Trade Credit Insurance Company Asia Pacific 2022

Allianz Trade wins Global Banking & Finance Review’s Best Trade Credit Insurance Company Asia Pacific 2022

Leading credit insurer formerly known as Euler Hermes wins award for sixth consecutive year Allianz Trade, the world leader in trade c..

EquitiesFirst Congratulates 14 Peaks’ Nimsdai Purja for Summiting Everest; Setting Two New World Records

EquitiesFirst Congratulates 14 Peaks’ Nimsdai Purja for Summiting Everest; Setting Two New World Records

(Hong Kong, 1 Jun, 2022) – EquitiesFirst, the global asset-based financing corporation, today celebrated the record-breaking, successf..

GRESHAM APARTHOTEL OWNER IN LEICESTER, BOLSTERED BY FUNDING FROM CYNERGY BANK

GRESHAM APARTHOTEL OWNER IN LEICESTER, BOLSTERED BY FUNDING FROM CYNERGY BANK

31 May 2022: Aimrok Holdings, the owner of prominent hotel, The Gresham, which is located in one  of Leicester’s most iconic landmark ..

Arteria AI announces strategic investment co-led by Citi SPRINT and BDC Capital

Arteria AI announces strategic investment co-led by Citi SPRINT and BDC Capital

NEW YORK / LONDON / TORONTO – 1 June 2022: Arteria AI, an award-winning global leader in enterprise digital documentation, today annou..

Causeway acquires leading provider of connected asset management software and services

Causeway acquires leading provider of connected asset management software and services

30 May 2022 Construction technology provider Causeway Technologies has acquired Yotta, a global provider of connected asset management..

ESW SELECTS APEXX’S PAYMENTS ORCHESTRATION LAYER TO  PROCESS ITS US & CANADIAN TRANSACTIONS

ESW SELECTS APEXX’S PAYMENTS ORCHESTRATION LAYER TO PROCESS ITS US & CANADIAN TRANSACTIONS

1 June 2022 – APEXX Global, the multi-award-winning global payments platform, today announced its selection by ESW to be a primary pro..

Vietnam’s MSB Selects Temenos to Modernize Retail and Corporate Banking

Vietnam’s MSB Selects Temenos to Modernize Retail and Corporate Banking

GENEVA, Switzerland – JUNE 2, 2022 – Temenos (SIX: TEMN) today announced that Vietnam Maritime Commercial  Joint Stock Bank (MSB) has ..

NATWEST LAUNCHES NEW POCKET MONEY PRODUCT WITH ‘NATWEST ROOSTER MONEY’

NATWEST LAUNCHES NEW POCKET MONEY PRODUCT WITH ‘NATWEST ROOSTER MONEY’

NatWest acquired fintech pocket money app Rooster Money last October and today it relaunches as NatWest Rooster Money.  Integration..

Allica Bank sees over £180m of enquires as it significantly enhances care home offering to meet demand

Allica Bank sees over £180m of enquires as it significantly enhances care home offering to meet demand

Allica Bank, the leading challenger bank committed to supporting established small and medium-sized businesse..

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

(Reuters) – Ukraine has granted citizenship to prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov who fled Russia with his wife aft..

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased more than expected in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, signs..

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

By Brenda Goh and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai residents’ relief over the easing of a two-month COVID-19 lockdo..

Watchdog’s new chief says high prices can support greener palm oil

Watchdog’s new chief says high prices can support greener palm oil

By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Palm oil producers profiting from a global price boom should use t..

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingha..

FEATURE-Africa’s mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

FEATURE-Africa’s mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

• Mobile money helps Africa’s poor access financial services • Continent accounts for 70% of transactions by value • Taxes seen ..

FEATURE-South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless

FEATURE-South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless

• Floods leave more than 6,000 people homeless • Many victims traumatised, unable to look for work • Counselling vital to recovery eff..

FEATURE-As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps

FEATURE-As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps

• Climate change fueling more intense storms, floods • Homes outside federal floods zones deluged • Local officials create their own f..

New Zealand PM meets Biden to discuss U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

New Zealand PM meets Biden to discuss U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

By Jeff Mason and Lucy Craymer WASHINGTON/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met U.S. President J..

Dollar stronger as inflation worries dampen risk sentiment

Dollar stronger as inflation worries dampen risk sentiment

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose across the board on Tuesday as Treasury yields climbed and worrie..

Ukraine’s giant seed bank at risk of being lost as war rages

Ukraine’s giant seed bank at risk of being lost as war rages

By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) – In underground vaults near Ukraine’s battlefields, the genetic code for nearly 2,000 c..

How a cheap component could help kill off combustion cars

How a cheap component could help kill off combustion cars

By Nick Carey and Christina Amann LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – The humble wire harness, a cheap component that bundles cables toget..

Russians, Ukrainians fight on outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, EU haggles over oil ban

Russians, Ukrainians fight on outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, EU haggles over oil ban

By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on Monday on the outskirts of Sievier..

World stocks turn positive in May on Fed bets

World stocks turn positive in May on Fed bets

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – World share markets rose on Monday and the dollar was anchored at five-week lows on bets of a..

UK to grant visas to graduates from the world’s best universities

UK to grant visas to graduates from the world’s best universities

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will offer work visas to graduates from the world’s best universities in an..

Analysis: Russians feel little economic pain now, long-term outlook darkens

Analysis: Russians feel little economic pain now, long-term outlook darkens

By Jake Cordell LONDON (Reuters) – For Oleg Kechin, owner of a chain of barbershops, forecasts that Russia will be plunged into ..

COVID-hit Shanghai to end two-month lockdown on June 1

COVID-hit Shanghai to end two-month lockdown on June 1

By Brenda Goh and Ryan Woo SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai on Monday announced an end to its two-month long COVID-19 lockdown, al..

Johnny Depp, awaiting verdict, turns up on stage with Jeff Beck in England

Johnny Depp, awaiting verdict, turns up on stage with Jeff Beck in England

LONDON (Reuters) – Hollywood star Johnny Depp, awaiting a ruling in a U.S. defamation case involving his ex-wife and actor Amber..

NATO’s support for Ukraine is unbreakable, Spain’s PM Sanchez says

NATO’s support for Ukraine is unbreakable, Spain’s PM Sanchez says

MADRID (Reuters) -NATO’s support for Ukraine is unbreakable and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not achieve his objectives..

China, Pacific islands unable to reach consensus on regional pact

China, Pacific islands unable to reach consensus on regional pact

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) -China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday urged the Pacific region not to be “too anxious..

China-Swiss trade talks stall over rights issues – newspapers

China-Swiss trade talks stall over rights issues – newspapers

GENEVA (Reuters) -Efforts by Switzerland to refresh its free trade agreement with China have stalled as Bern takes a more critical vie..

Israel renews gas exploration, expects export deal to Europe

Israel renews gas exploration, expects export deal to Europe

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is renewing offshore natural gas exploration and hopes to reach an agreement soon for exporting gas..