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Proxy advisers split over vote on Leonardo CEO liability action

(Refiles to clarify board’s position on matter in penultimate paragraph) MILAN (Reuters) -Proxy advi...

12th May, 2022

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EXPLAINER- Finland, Sweden on verge of applying to join NATO

STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed Finland and Sweden to the ver...

12th May, 2022

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Russia warns West over risk of conflict with NATO

LONDON (Reuters) – One of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies warned the West on Thursday that...

12th May, 2022

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Bouygues remains ‘vigilant’ about indirect cost hit from Ukraine conflict

By Valentine Baldassari (Reuters) -French conglomerate Bouygues on Thursday said it saw no direct im...

12th May, 2022

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EU’s mutual defence clause can be safeguard during NATO accession, Finland says

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Finland is also looking at the European Union’s mutual defence agreement as a s...

12th May, 2022

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FACTBOX-Steps in Finnish, Swedish NATO bids

(Reuters) – Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Thursday their...

12th May, 2022

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Siemens to leave Russia due to Ukraine war, take hefty charge

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Siemens will quit the Russian market due to the war in Ukraine, it...

12th May, 2022

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Zurich expects to exceed all 2022 financial targets

By Carolyn Cohn and Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) -Zurich Insurance said on Thursday it e...

12th May, 2022

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BoE is not yet done with rate hikes, Ramsden says

LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England will have to push borrowing costs higher to control fast-risin...

12th May, 2022

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Chinese city offers Nobel Prize winners $1.5 million housing subsidies

BEIJING (Reuters) – The industrialised Chinese coastal city of Wuxi is offering Nobel Prize winners...

12th May, 2022

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Veolia protected from inflation via indexed water contracts

PARIS (Reuters) – French water and waste group Veolia is shielded from the resurgence of inflation a...

12th May, 2022

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One-off trading gains boost Piraeus Bank’s Q1 earnings

By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) -Greek lender Piraeus Bank on Thursday reported a sixfold j...

12th May, 2022