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In Poland, Biden visits U.S. troops on NATO eastern flank
Date: March 25, 2022
By Jarrett Renshaw RZESZOW, Poland (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday got a firsthand look at international efforts to help some of the millions of Ukrainian war refugees in Poland, and spoke to American troops bolstering NATO’s eastern flank. Biden shared a meal with soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division stationed...
Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks became bigger and more complex in 2021
Date: March 25, 2022
Average DDoS attack size quadrupled, according to new data from F5 Largest ever attack recorded at 1,4 Tbps. Attacks larger than 250 Gbps increased by 1,300% Over 25% of total attacks targeted banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector London, 24th March, 2022 – Distributed Denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks decreased slightly in 2021 but are becoming...
Saipem to launch 2 billion euro cash call and sell assets in rescue plan
Date: March 25, 2022
By Stephen Jewkes MILAN (Reuters) – Saipem will launch a 2 billion euro ($2.2 billion) capital increase this year and sell assets to help fund a turnaround plan to bring the troubled Italian energy services group back into the black. The company stunned investors in January when it downgraded earnings by a billion euros due...
As western retail brands exit, Russia looks east for replacements
Date: March 25, 2022
(Reuters) – Russia is looking to China, India, Iran and Turkey to plug the gap created by an exodus of western retail companies, an industry body said on Friday, as Moscow grapples to find ways to combat its growing isolation in the face of sanctions. The Russian Council of Shopping Centres (RCSC), an organisation representing...
Commodities trading houses help keep Russian oil flowing
Date: March 25, 2022
By Julia Payne LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Commodities traders such as Trafigura and Vitol have helped keep Russia’s oil flowing through its Baltic and Black Sea ports in March, when some Western firms started to snub the market, according to ship tracking, traders and shipping sources. Both Swiss-based trading houses have long-term deals with state-run...
Dollar dips after two days of gains as commodity prices ease
Date: March 25, 2022
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar edged lower on Friday following two straight days of gains, as prices of energy and other commodities retreated from a run higher. Oil prices were down about 2% on Friday, after a partial export resumption from Kazakhstan’s CPC crude terminal eased supply concerns, while the European...