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SocGen points to cost of Ukraine war with higher bad loan provisions
PARIS (Reuters) - French lender Societe Generale said on Thursday it would have additional costs as a result of the war in Ukraine because more customers would be unable to repay their loans, undersco...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2022
Australia wants calm in ties with Solomon Islands after 'invasion' claim
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will respond calmly to the Solomon Islands after it signed a security pact with China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, dismissing a furious response by the leader of th...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2022
Japan says difficult to immediately follow Russia oil embargo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan would face "difficulty" to immediately follow a move to cut off Russian oil imports over the invasion of Ukraine, its minister of economy, trade, and industry Koichi Hagiuda sa...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2022
Tennis-Injury recovery was like a 'roller coaster', says Nadal
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal said his recovery from a rib injury has been like a "roller coaster" after the 21-times major winner returned to action with a win over Miomir Kecmanovic at the Madrid Open. The...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2022
Berkshire buys more Occidental shares, boosts stake to 15.2%
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has bought another 5.9 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp, boosting its stake in the oil company to about 15.2%. The purchases were made on...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2022
N.Korea slams South's new leader as 'pro-U.S., confrontational'
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A major North Korean propaganda website denounced on Thursday South Korea's incoming president Yoon Suk-yeol, who has vowed to take a tougher line on weapons tests by...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2022
Explainer-A guide to the Philippines election
By Martin Petty (Reuters) - The Philippines holds an election on Monday to decide thousands of positions across the archipelago, including who will take over from Rodrigo Duterte and become its presid...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2022
Factbox-Marcos and Robredo lead field ahead of Philippine presidential vote
(Reuters) - Philippine presidential candidates will wrap up campaigning this week ahead of the May 9 election, in a contest that has shaped into a two-way race between the clear favourite Ferdinand Ma...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2022
Golf-Morgan off to the majors after winning Australasian Order of Merit
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian young gun Jediah Morgan will play his first majors at this year's U.S. and British Opens after being confirmed as the Order of Merit champion on the PGA Tour of Australas...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2022
Analysis-Rising oil prices buy Iran time in nuclear talks, officials say
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Emboldened by an oil price surge since Russia invaded Ukraine, Iran's clerical rulers are in no rush to revive a 2015 nuclear pact with world powers to ease sanction...
Thomson Reuters May 04, 2022
