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By Adrianna Ebert GDANSK (Reuters) – Polish games developer CD Projekt is not for sale, its CEO reiterated on Monday, following weekend rumours that the maker of “Cyberpunk 2077” could be targeted by Sony. “Nothing has changed on our end. I can repeat what we’ve been saying throughout the years – CD Projekt is not for sale. We want to remain independent”, Adam Kicinski said on a conference call following […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy have reached a tentative deal to suspend the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, ending a months-long stalemate. But the deal still faces a difficult path to pass through Congress before the U.S. runs out of money to pay its debts in early June. COMMENTS: EDWARD MOYA, SENIOR MARKET ANALYST AT OANDA IN NEW YORK “The […]

By Julien Pretot and Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) -Novak Djokovic launched his quest for a record-breaking 23rd men’s Grand Slam singles title with a no-nonsense 6-3 6-2 7-6 (1) win over debutant Aleksandar Kovacevic in the opening round of the French Open on Monday. World number one Carlos Alcaraz also came through with flying colours as the Spaniard crushed Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli 6-0 6-2 7-5 in his first Grand […]

By Laura Matthews, Chibuike Oguh and Herbert Lash (Reuters) -Global investors are gaming out how a tentative deal to raise the United States debt ceiling could ripple through markets, as lawmakers strive to pass the agreement through Congress before a June 5 deadline. A deal to lift the $31.4 trillion debt limit announced by the White House and House Republicans late Saturday would avert a catastrophic U.S. default and boost […]

By Fatos Bytyci LEPOSAVIC, Kosovo (Reuters) – Around 25 NATO peacekeeping soldiers defending three town halls in northern Kosovo were injured in clashes with Serb protesters on Monday, while Serbia’s president put the army on the highest level of combat alert. KFOR, the NATO-led peacekeeping mission to Kosovo, condemned the violence. “While countering the most active fringes of the crowd, several soldiers of the Italian and Hungarian KFOR contingent were […]

By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, on Monday said he believed Russia will not be willing to negotiate while it is still trying to win the war in Ukraine, adding that he was “not optimistic” about what could happen in the conflict this summer. “I see a concentration of troops on both sides, the clear will of Russia to try to win the […]

By Fatos Bytyci LEPOSAVIC, Kosovo (Reuters) – Around 25 NATO peacekeeping soldiers defending three town halls in northern Kosovo were injured in clashes with Serb protesters on Monday, while Serbia’s president put the army on the highest level of combat alert. KFOR, the NATO-led peacekeeping mission to Kosovo, condemned the violence. “While countering the most active fringes of the crowd, several soldiers of the Italian and Hungarian KFOR contingent were […]

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A court in El Salvador sentenced former President Mauricio Funes and his justice minister to over a decade behind bars for their link with criminal groups and failure to comply with duties, the attorney general’s office said in a tweet on Monday. Funes was sentenced to 14 years and former defense minister, David Munguia, to 18. “We were able to verify that these two former officials, […]

By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) -As talks start this week on a global plastics treaty, debate is emerging between countries wanting to limit the production of more plastics and the petrochemical industry favoring recycling as the solution to plastic waste. Ahead of a meeting starting on Monday, many countries have said a goal of the treaty should be “circularity” – or keeping already-produced plastic items in circulation as long as possible. […]