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Nearly 90% of Germans fear foreign election interference, finds survey
BERLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Nearly 90% of Germans believe foreign actors, primarily from Russia and the U.S., are trying to influence upcoming national elections through social media, a survey found on Thursday.Industry association Bitkom conducted a representative survey of more than 1,000 eligible v...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
Figure skating-Papadakis, Hubbell to skate together to promote same-sex pairs in competition
By Cecile Mantovani ZURICH, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Retired Olympic champions Madison Hubbell and Gabriella Papadakis plan to skate together at events in a bid to help pave the way for same-sex pairs to compete officially.France's Papadakis won gold at the 2022 Beijing Games with male partner Guill...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
BRIEF-AstraZeneca CEO Says Company Has No Access To Executive Wang, In Detention In China - Media Call
Feb 6 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca AZN.L Media Call:ASTRAZENECA CEO: CO EXPECTS HEADWINDS FROM VBP INCLUSION OF SEVERAL MEDICINES TO IMPACT GROWTH RATE OF 2025 REVENUES IN CHINAASTRAZENECA CEO: CO COULD NOT MAKE THE SPEKE, UK, FACILITY INVESTMENT "ECONOMICALLY VIABLE"ASTRAZENECA CEO: ASSESSING AL...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
AstraZeneca's breast cancer drug may be part of Chinese import investigation, CEO says
Feb 6 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca AZN.L and Daiichi Sankyo's 4568.T breast cancer treatment Enhertu, might be part of a Chinese investigation into the import of AstraZeneca's cancer medications, Chief Executive Pascal Soriot told media on Thursday.Earlier in the day, the company said it could fa...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
BRIEF-Honeywell International Is Preparing To Split Into Three Independent Companies- WSJ
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Honeywell International Inc HON.O:HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL IS PREPARING TO SPLIT INTO THREE INDEPENDENT COMPANIES- WSJHONEYWELL PLANS TO SEPARATE ITS AEROSPACE DIVISION FROM ITS AUTOMATION BUSINESS AND MOVE AHEAD WITH PLANS TO SPIN OFF ITS ADVANCED-MATERIALS ARM- WSJSource text: htt...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
India says engaging with U.S. to ensure deportees are not mistreated
Media reports say immigrants, barring children, were handcuffed during flightOpposition Congress party demands discussion in parliamentForeign minister says focus should be on stopping illegal migrationRecasts with Indian foreign minister's statementBy Aftab Ahmed, YP Rajesh and Shivam Patel ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
China says it opposes Trump's Gaza takeover proposal
Adds casualty figures in paragraphs 3-4 BEIJING, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Beijing opposes U.S. President Donald Trump's push to transfer Palestinians out of Gaza and have the U.S. take over the region, China's foreign ministry said on Thursday, underlining a long-held position against forced dis...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
South Korea's impeached prime minister says cabinet expressed concerns over martial law plan
Impeached PM says ministers objected to martial law planMartial law lasted six hours, causing political crisisMilitary officers say ordered to blockade parliamentImpeached president appears in courtUpdates with comments from military commander in paragraphs 11-16, comments from Yoon in paragraphs 20...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
Japan PM says he aims to build trust with Trump at bilateral meeting
TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday he aimed to build a relationship of trust with U.S. President Donald Trump through their first in-person summit meeting."This is going to the first face-to-face meeting. I plan to strive to build a relationship of m...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
Allstate facing $1.1bn CA wildfire hit as Q4 P&C UW income soars 38%
By Chris MunroFeb 5 - (The Insurer) - Allstate expects its California wildfire losses will total $1.1bn before tax and net of reinsurance, with the disclosure coming as the US personal lines giant reported a Q4 2024 earnings beat that included a 38.3 percent increase in P&C underwriting income t...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
Hannover Re CEO 'unhappy' after Trump's 'drill, baby, drill'
FRANKFURT, Feb 6 (Reuters) - German resinsurer Hannover Re HNRGn.DE is displeased with disagreement over the need to address climate change, CEO Jean-Jacques Henchoz said on Thursday.Asked to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's calls to "drill, baby, drill", Henchoz said: "Of co...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
Indonesia health programmes with USAID on hold, minister says
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Indonesia's health partnerships with the U.S. Agency for International Development are on hold and it remains unclear whether they will be permanently suspended, its health minister said on Thursday.U.S. President Donald Trump's administratio...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
India says engaging with U.S. to ensure deportees are not mistreated
NEW DELHI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday that New Delhi is engaging with Washington to ensure that Indian deportees from the U.S. are not mistreated in any manner when they are returned to the country.Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
China names combative diplomat as senior envoy for Europe
Adds background, quote in pars 7-12By Laurie Chen and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Feb 6 (Reuters) - China has named controversial diplomat and ex-ambassador to France, Lu Shaye , as Special Representative for European Affairs, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.Lu, 60, earned ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
Arundo Re grows 13% at 1.1 renewals to record €970mn
By Ryan HewlettFeb 6 - (The Insurer) - Paris-based reinsurer Arundo Re, the newly rebranded CCR Re, achieved estimated gross premium income growth of 13 percent at the 1 January renewals, driven by an expansion in its life and health, specialty lines and non-life reinsurance business.Non-life reinsu...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
KFC India operator Sapphire beats profit view as cheaper menu drives demand
Adds background and revenue in paragraphs 4-6Feb 6 (Reuters) - Sapphire Foods India SAPI.NS, which operates Pizza Hut and KFC restaurants in the country, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, as its cheaper food items helped boost demand from budget-conscious consumers.The re...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
Drugmaker AstraZeneca flags possible $4.5 million Chinese tax fine
AstraZeneca cooperating with Chinese authoritiesPotential fines of 1-5 times unpaid tax Company forecasts robust 2025 growthAdds detail, background, company comment and outlook Feb 6 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca AZN.L could face a fine of up to $4.5 million in China over suspected unpaid taxes related...Reuters
Thu, Feb 6
