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Bank Hapoalim warns on profits due to U.S. tax probe

Bank Hapoalim (POLI.TA), Israel's largest bank, said on Thursday it would make a further provision estimated at $70 million for settling a U.S. tax evasion investigation which could have "a significant impact" on its third-quarter results. The $70 million would be in addition to $50 million...

Lavrov, Kerry discuss Syria by phone despite breakdown in talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the situation in Syria in a telephone call on Wednesday, just two days after Washington said it was breaking off bilateral diplomacy with Moscow on the Syrian war. Lavrov and Kerry also talked about the...

Strikes to shut Greek airports for 4 days

Greek airports will shut down from Sunday, the air traffic controllers’ union said Wednesday as it announced a four-day strike, local media reported. The consecutive 24-hour strikes were declared in response to a bill introduced late Tuesday night in parliament on the restructuring of the...