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Shell and Exxon Mobil have put up for sale one of Europe's largest and oldest natural gas production ventures, betting on soaring energy prices amid tensions with Russia to attract buyers, according to a document and industry sources.

Russia's VTB Bank is interested in an asset swap with Russian subsidiaries of European lenders as it seeks to recover some 600 billion roubles ($9.86 billion) in frozen assets it has in the West, its Chief Executive Andrei Kostin said on Tuesday.

UK-France relationship set to stay testy with Truss

Finland and Switzerland provided billions in financial support to power companies on Tuesday, as Europe scrambles to secure energy supplies in a deepening crisis sparked by Russia's move to shut a major gas pipeline.

Russia's biggest natural gas pipeline to Europe will not resume pumping until Siemens Energy repairs faulty equipment, Gazprom's Deputy Chief Executive Vitaly Markelov told Reuters on Tuesday.

Solomons says Australian offer to fund election 'inappropriate'

Romania's plagiarism hunter becomes the hunted

High-profile universities and state-run research institutes in China have been relying on a U.S.

Bitcoin's been called a lot of things. Buzzy, beguiling, baffling, even bogus. But never boring.

The secret behind Elon Musk's goal of selling 20 million Tesla's a year by 2030 lies in its pioneering battery technology.

Business travel budgets are poised to rise in 2023 as companies benchmark against pre-pandemic levels of travel spending despite growing uncertainty over the economic outlook, a senior executive at global corporate travel agency CWT said on Tuesday.

Shelling forces Ukraine nuclear plant off grid as Zelensky warns of 'disaster'

Rescuers scour for survivors after dozens killed in China quake

The blank-check acquisition firm that agreed to merge with Donald Trump's social media company failed to secure enough shareholder support for a one-year extension to complete the deal, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Asian markets mixed as bargain-buying tempers fears over outlook

Lula voters nostalgic for social gains in Brazil

Asian shares rose on Tuesday morning after China pledged to make renewed efforts to boost its economy on Monday, while investors pinned hope on more clarity ahead of a number of central bank meetings.

Army taking on gangs in Colombia's biggest port

Gender identity gets starring role at Venice Film Festival

Some of Asia's large China-focused hedge funds are buying more non-China stocks as regulatory scrutiny, policy uncertainties and a slowing mainland economy force them to cut exposure to offshore Chinese assets.

The death of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc's chief financial officer, who fell from New York's Tribeca skyscraper known as the "Jenga" tower on Friday afternoon, has been ruled a suicide, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office said on Monday.

Oil prices slipped early on Tuesday, paring the previous session's 3% gain, as an OPEC+ deal to cut output by 100,000 barrels per day in October was seen as a largely symbolic move to stem the market's recent slide.

HSBC, its online arm First Direct, and Metro Bank have joined a fraud-reporting hotline as the cost of living crisis increases the number of financial scams, an industry body said on Tuesday.

One brother dead, other on the run after Canada stabbing rampage

The celebration of Labor Day extends from the 19th century onward and is still a valuable reminder of how important workers' rights are to U.S. history.

Beijing doubts whether the plan will work, calling it a "fantasy."

Peru's president makes appearance in graft probe

Volkswagen's supervisory board is expected to approve a plan to list sportscar maker Porsche in a much-anticipated initial public offering, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

Irish data watchdog fines Instagram 405 mn euros over children