Exclusive-Germany to overhaul laws to allow energy bailouts - sources

Germany's government will have the power to take stakes in utilities and impose emergency levies on consumers under proposed legal changes now under discussion, three sources told Reuters, as Berlin moves to beef up energy security.

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04-07-2022

Evergrande canvassing creditors' support against winding-up petition -source

HONG KONG (Reuters) -China Evergrande Group is reaching out to its offshore creditors for their support to fight a lawsuit in a Hong Kong court aimed at liquidating the embattled property developer, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

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04-07-2022

Factbox-What is in France's new inflation-relief package

The French government is set to present a much-awaited package of inflation-relief measures on Wednesday in a first test of its ability to pass sorely needed legislation since it lost control of parliament.

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04-07-2022

Hacker claims to have stolen 1 billion records of Chinese citizens from police

A hacker has claimed to have procured a trove of personal information from the Shanghai police on one billion Chinese citizens, which tech experts say, if true, would be one of the biggest data breaches in history.

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04-07-2022

Germany preparing to help stricken Uniper through energy security law: sources

BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government wants to enshrine possible rescue measures for energy companies such as Uniper in its energy security law and may end up acquiring a stake in the company as a last resort, sources told Reuters on Monday.

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04-07-2022

Exclusive: Germany wants possible rescue measures for Uniper be cast into law - govt sources

Germany's government wants to include tools for a bailout of gas companies like Uniper in the energy security law, government sources told Reuters on Monday.

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04-07-2022

Evergrande canvassing creditors' support against winding-up petition - source

China Evergrande Group is reaching out to its offshore creditors for their support to fight a lawsuit in a Hong Kong court aimed at liquidating the embattled property developer, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

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04-07-2022

Nervous staff and no bankers: Western firms struggle to exit Russia

For foreign companies still working out what to do with their stranded Russian assets, President Vladimir Putin's seizure of a major oil and gas project is a powerful warning: Move fast or else.

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04-07-2022

KDDI aims to restore service Sunday after 40 million users affected

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese mobile carrier KDDI Corp said it aimed to restore services Sunday evening after nationwide network troubles affected up to nearly 40 million users, making calls and getting online difficult for more than a day.

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03-07-2022