WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s ruling centrists picked liberal Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski as their candidate on Saturday for next year’s presidential vote, in hopes of regaining control of the post that is crucial to justice reforms required by the European Union. Outgoing Andrzej Duda, an ally of the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party which…
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine has lost over 40% of the territory in Russia’s Kursk region that it rapidly seized in a surprise incursion in August as Russian forces have mounted waves of counter-assaults, a senior Ukrainian military source said. The source, who is on Ukraine’s General Staff, said Russia had deployed some…
LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of homes, farms and businesses in Ireland suffered power outages due to Storm Bert on Saturday, while some rail lines and roads were closed in Britain due to what forecasters called a “multi-hazard event”. Yellow (OTC:YELLQ) and amber weather warnings for wind, rain, snow and ice were also in…
By Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) – Hundreds of environmental campaigners marched on Saturday in the South Korean city of Busan to demand stronger global commitments to fight plastic waste at U.N. talks in the city next week. About a thousand people, including members of indigenous groups, young people and informal…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s Huawei, blacklisted by the U.S., said on Saturday it is targeting 100,000 applications for its Harmony (JO:HARJ) operating system in coming months as it seeks widespread help to achieve self-reliance. The tech giant has more than 15,000 applications based on Harmony that can meet consumers’ basic needs, but the ecosystem requires…
By Jonathan Saul and James Mackenzie SHILO, West Bank (Reuters) – After a record expansion of Israeli settlement activity, some settler advocates in the occupied West Bank are looking to Donald Trump to fulfil a dream of imposing sovereignty over the area seen by Palestinians as the heart of a future state. The West Bank…
Investing.com — The outlook for natural gas prices in 2025 remains cautiously optimistic, influenced by a mix of global demand trends, supply-side constraints, and weather-driven uncertainties. As per analysts at BofA Securities, U.S. Henry Hub prices are expected to average $3.33/MMBtu for the year, marking a rebound from the low levels seen throughout much of…
Investing.com — In a note to clients on Wednesday, Bernstein analysts assessed the potential downside risks to electrical infrastructure stocks if President-elect Donald Trump repeals the $7,500 electric vehicle (EV) tax credit, a move that is reportedly being considered as part of broader tax reform. According to Bernstein, while the immediate market reaction caused low single-digit…
TOKYO (Reuters) – The founding family of Japan’s Seven & i Holdings has approached KKR & Co (NYSE:KKR) and other investment firms about participating in the potential buyout of the retailer, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday. In addition to KKR, the founding Ito family also approached Bain Capital and Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) due…
Investing.com — A more cautious tone from the Federal Reserve officials on further rate cuts and the recent swath of upbeat economic data has many speculating whether the central bank could pause rates, but strategist at Citi continue to expect inflation and job growth will continue to slow, allowing the Fed to persist with rate…
