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Jury rules Amber Heard defamed Johnny Depp
Date: June 1, 2022
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) -A Virginia jury on Wednesday ruled that actor Amber Heard defamed her ex-husband Johnny Depp in a widely watched six-week trial that featured explicit and graphic evidence and testimony detailing the former Hollywood couple’s soured relationship. The jury awarded Depp $15 million in damages from Heard. Depp, the 58-year-old “Pirates of...
Large landlords in Germany consider rent increases as inflation soars
Date: June 1, 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s largest residential landlord Vonovia will increase rents if high inflation rates persist, its chief executive officer said, as consumer prices in Europe’s biggest economy have reached the highest level in nearly half a century. “If inflation is permanently at four percent, rents will also have to rise accordingly each year in...
Greek restaurants feel the heat as Souvlaki prices soar
Date: June 1, 2022
ATHENS (Reuters) – As Greek restaurateurs gear up for the summer season, they are keeping a wary eye on the potentially damaging impact of inflation – amply illustrated by the soaring price of a signature snack popular with both locals and visitors. Averages prices for souvlaki have risen far faster than headline measures of inflation...
Some real estate markets seen falling as global frenzy fades – Reuters poll
Date: June 1, 2022
By Hari Kishan and Ross Finley BENGALURU/LONDON (Reuters) – The global property market frenzy that gathered pace during the pandemic as people scrambled to buy more living space is likely over as interest rates rise, and house price inflation is expected to drop off, Reuters surveys of market experts showed. Huge price rises of as...
Singapore’s new trade data sharing platform aims to stem fraud
Date: June 1, 2022
By Anshuman Daga and Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -A Singapore trade data sharing platform backed by banks, commodity houses and state firms has signed up 70 participants as part of the city-state’s attempts to bolster confidence after a spate of commodity trade finance frauds in recent years. The Singapore Trade Data Exchange (SGTraDex), whose founders...
Poland to become ‘economic hub’ for Ukraine, says PM
Date: June 1, 2022
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland stands to get an economic boost from agreements to help Ukraine, the prime minister said on Wednesday, as he opened temporary housing funded and built by Warsaw in a town that was largely destroyed during the war with Russia. The country stands to benefit from possible agreements to re-export Ukrainian grain,...