Scientists fight claim EU nature law hurts farmers
A S BRUSSELS – Claims by centre-right lawmakers that the EU’s flagship bill to restore nature will hurt farmers and…
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Security alert Altcoins worth $100 billion dropped in hot water
A slew of altcoins – a catch-all for most cryptocurrencies except bitcoin and ether – have been harpooned…
Inside OPEC+, Saudi ‘lollipop’ oil cut was a surprise too
LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia kept under wraps its plan to make a deep cut to…
Chinese investors travel to Riyadh conference seeking new markets, capital
HONG KONG/RIYADH Chinese entrepreneurs and investors are travelling to Riyadh this week to attend a business conference, which…
President Tayyip Erdogan names Erkan to head Turkey central bank, policy pivot expected
ISTANBUL. President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday appointed Hafize Gaye Erkan, a finance executive in the United States, to…
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250mn bond
M D The 30-year-old former head of the failed cryptocurrency exchange is accused by prosecutors of allegedly carrying out “one…
FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in US to face charges
Sam Bankman-Fried, former boss of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has arrived by plane in New York from the…
China’s Tencent raises stake in ‘Assassin’s Creed’ maker Ubisoft
A man rides an electric bike past the Tencent headquarters in Nanshan district of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China…
Gulf states demand Netflix pull content deemed offensive
Signage at the Netflix booth is seen on the convention floor at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California,…
Saudi GDP up 12.2% in second quarter, exceeding initial estimate
A view shows vehicles driving on a street in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia February 16, 2021. Saudi Arabia’s real…