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U.S. Supreme Court again nixes Bayer challenge to weedkiller suits
Date: June 27, 2022
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected another Bayer AG bid to dismiss litigation alleging that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the German pharmaceutical and chemical giant tries to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages. The justices turned away a Bayer appeal and left in place a lower court...
Queen Elizabeth heads to Scotland for ‘Royal Week’
Date: June 27, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth made her first public appearance on Monday since nationwide celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee three weeks ago, travelling to Scotland for the annual “Royal Week” of events. The 96-year-old monarch, holding a walking stick, smiled happily as she took part in the Ceremony of the Keys at the Palace...
Analysis-Hungary’s sliding forint pressures PM Orban to reach deal on EU funds
Date: June 27, 2022
By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The Hungarian forint fell to a record low against the euro on Monday, exposing the economy’s vulnerabilities and putting pressure on Prime Minister Viktor Orban to reach a deal with Brussels on the release of frozen European Union funds. Unblocking access to about 15.5 billion euros of EU recovery...
G7: we will stand with Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’
Date: June 27, 2022
By Angelo Amante and Matthias Williams GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) -Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies on Monday pledged to stand with Ukraine “for as long as it takes” by cranking up sanctions on Russia and backing security commitments for Kyiv in a post-war settlement. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the global economic fallout...
EU ministers agree on laws to save energy, promote renewables
Date: June 27, 2022
By Kate Abnett LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – EU energy ministers agreed on Monday on laws to save energy and promote renewables, part of a package of reforms proposed by Brussels to fight climate change by drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions this decade. More details of the climate change proposals will be discussed at further talks on...
A ‘default’ when flush with cash: Five signs Russia ain’t sinking yet
Date: June 27, 2022
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Russia may have defaulted for the first time on foreign bonds since the Bolsheviks refused to pay on a vast debt pile after the 1917 Revolution, but its $1.8 trillion economy is showing no sign of sinking just yet. The sanctions imposed by the West over Russia’s invasion of...