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RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed two Palestinians during a clash in the occupied West Bank on Monday, medics said, and the military said troops shot gunmen who fired on them as they detained suspects in connection with a drive-by ambush last month. The was no word of Israeli military casualties in Nablus, a city that has been a focus of intensified raids by Israel following a spate […]

(Reuters) – The number of people wounded in the bomb blast that killed a prominent Russian military blogger in St Petersburg on Sunday has risen to 32 from 25 reported earlier, Russia’s RIA sate news agency reported. Citing the ministry of health, RIA reported on Monday that 10 of the people were in a serious condition. Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in a St Petersburg cafe in what appeared to be […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday the government would continue to strongly demand that Beijing releases an Astellas Pharma employee detained in China, as fears remain over the safety of China’s business environment. The government also requested consular visits with the detained man and would provide support, including contacting his family, Kishida told an Upper House budget committee meeting. Kishida’s comments came after the country’s […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China was strongly dissatisfied with Japan’s export restrictions on chip manufacturing equipment, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday. China hoped Japan would act on its statements of cooperation with China and take an objective stance, Mao told reporters at a regular briefing. Japan said on Friday it would restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning its technology trade controls with a […]

By Maggie Fick LONDON – The EU is revamping laws governing the 136 billion euro ($148 billion) pharmaceuticals industry aimed at reviving investment and boosting access to affordable drugs at a time when health budgets have been drained by the costs of treating COVID-19. Shortages of critical drugs from antibiotics to painkillers this winter and the COVID pandemic exposed problems caused by declining manufacturing in Europe, complicated supply chains and […]

LONDON (Reuters) – WANdisco, the British software company whose shares are suspended while it investigates possible fraud, said its co-founder and chief executive David Richards and CFO Erik Miller had stepped down on Monday with immediate effect. The company found “potential fraudulent irregularities” in its accounts last month linked to a senior sales employee, prompting significant going concerns issues. It said on Monday an investigation by FRP Advisory had confirmed […]

By Florence Tan and Mohi Narayan (Reuters) – Oil prices surged on Monday, posting the biggest daily rise in nearly a year, after a surprise announcement by OPEC+ to cut more production jolted markets. Brent crude was trading at $83.89 a barrel by 0627 GMT, up $4, or 5%, after touching the highest in a month at $86.44 earlier in the session. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $79.39 […]

(Reuters) – Movie chain operator Cineworld Group said on Monday it will terminate the sale process for its U.S., UK and Ireland businesses after failing to find an all-cash buyer, while also reaching a conditional deal with lenders to exit bankruptcy. The global company, which is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, said it will continue to consider proposals for the sale of its ‘Rest of World’ business, comprising its operations […]

SOFIA (Reuters) – A bloc led by the centre-right GERB party of former prime minister Boyko Borissov narrowly won most votes in Bulgaria’s parliamentary election, according to partial official results on Monday based on 87% of ballots counted. The results from Sunday’s election, Bulgaria’s fifth in just two years, showed GERB and its small SDS ally winning a combined 26.6% of the vote, just ahead of the pro-Western reformist bloc […]