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China gears up for disasters as flood season enters ‘critical period’
Date: July 8, 2022
BEIJING (Reuters) – All of China must prepare for potential disasters as this year’s flood season reaches a pivotal period, a government official warned on Friday, after months of torrential rains and floods, the worst for some in more than a century. China routinely faces heavy flooding during its summer, but record-breaking rain in some...
Investors fear earnings season will spark new equities selloff
Date: July 8, 2022
By Danilo Masoni and Medha Singh MILAN (Reuters) – The upcoming corporate earnings season could prompt another sharp fall in global share prices with profit forecasts looking far too upbeat given mounting recession risks, investors and analysts warn. After shedding more than $20 trillion in value since hitting record highs in January, world stocks are...
Analysis:’Nobody’s perfect’: German economy, engine of Europe, splutters
Date: July 8, 2022
By John O’Donnell and Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Long one of the globe’s economic stars, Germany is on a brink of a reversal of fortune which some fear imperils the prosperity built by its post-war generation. While on the surface, the German economic engine is purring, a recent reversal in exports and steep stock...
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
Date: July 7, 2022
(Reuters) – Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of decades of aggression towards Moscow and warned that if it wanted to attempt to beat Russia on the battlefield it was welcome to try, but this would bring tragedy for Ukraine. FIGHTING * The Russian President said Russia had barely got started in Ukraine, but...
Prince Harry’s lawyer says royal officials should have stayed out of protection decision
Date: July 7, 2022
By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) – A lawyer for Prince Harry argued in court on Thursday that the royal household should not have been involved in a UK government decision to deny him police protection while in Britain. Harry, who moved to the United States two years ago with his wife Meghan to lead a...
Genoa bridge trial opens 4 years after disaster, set to last months
Date: July 7, 2022
By Emilio Parodi GENOA, Italy (Reuters) -The trial of 59 people facing an array of charges over the deadly collapse of a motorway bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa opened on Thursday in front of relatives of the victims, but then adjourned for the summer. The judge said proceedings would resume on Sept....