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Image for How Ukrainian defenders left Sievierodonetsk in boats under cover of night

How Ukrainian defenders left Sievierodonetsk in boats under cover of night

Date: June 27, 2022

By Natalie Thomas and Valeriia Dubrovska SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – One of the last Ukrainian defenders of Sievierodonetsk said he withdrew in a boat, bitter to be leaving after weathering a weeks-long Russian onslaught on the ruined city but happy to be alive as he and others crossed the river to higher ground. Russian forces...

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Copper steadies, but recession fears dominate mood

Date: June 27, 2022

By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) – Copper prices steadied on Monday as sentiment improved after top consumer China eased COVID restrictions, but fears of a global recession, rising prices and higher interest rates dominated the mood in industrial metals markets. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was little changed at $8,377 a tonne as...

Image for Del Vecchio rose from poverty to billions by adding style to spectacles

Del Vecchio rose from poverty to billions by adding style to spectacles

Date: June 27, 2022

By Claudia Cristoferi and Silvia Aloisi Businessman Leonardo del Vecchio, who has died aged 87, created the glasses company that owns brands including Ray-Ban and used his billions to become one of the most influential figures in Italian finance. Del Vecchio rose from a childhood in an orphanage to amass a fortune of tens of...

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TryHackMe crowned UK’s Most Innovative Cyber SME at Infosecurity Europe 2022

Date: June 27, 2022

DCMS recognises company for making security training accessible, fun and flexible for people from all backgrounds and at all skill levels Infosecurity Europe, ExCeL London, 23 June 2022: TryHackMe has been announced as the winner of the UK’s Most Innovative Cyber SME 2022 contest, live on the Innovation Showcase stage at Infosecurity Europe 2022. The competition...

Image for Spain turns to Africa, lobbies NATO, allies over Ukraine-driven migration

Spain turns to Africa, lobbies NATO, allies over Ukraine-driven migration

Date: June 27, 2022

By Belén Carreño, Borja Suárez and Joan Faus MADRID/LAS PALMAS (Reuters) – Spain is shifting its foreign policy towards Africa while lobbying the EU and NATO for support to address migration from the continent, aggravated by the Ukraine invasion, two senior government officials and two diplomatic sources told Reuters. Spain will use a NATO summit...

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Swiss National Bank sight deposits drop as FX intervention winds down

Date: June 27, 2022

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – Cash held overnight by the Swiss National Bank fell last week by its largest amount in more than a decade, according to data published on Monday, signalling the end of the central bank’s forex purchase campaign to weaken the Swiss franc. In recent years, the level of sight deposits...