* At least 9 targeting Moscow destroyed, official says * Konakovo Power Plant reportedly targeted * Dozens of drones downed over rest of Russia * Ukraine presses US to OK using Western arms deep inside Russia (Adds attacks on power, refinery plants in paragraphs 1-5) Sept 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine launched sustained drone attacks targeting power and refinery plants in...

BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Silicon Valley Bank's Chinese joint venture will become a wholly owned unit of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, following approval to change its name to Shanghai Innovation Bank, a Chinese financial regulator said late on Friday. Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB) collapse last year was one of the largest in U.S. banking history and left its joint...

JERUSALEM, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The partners in the offshore Aphrodite natural gas field have submitted a plan to the Cypriot government to develop the project at a cost of about $4 billion, Israel's NewMed Energy said on Sunday. NewMed said that together with partners Chevron ( CVX ) and Shell they updated an earlier development and production plan according...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. has requested trade dispute settlement consultations with Canada over its new digital services tax, the Biden administration said on Friday, adding that the discriminatory tax appears inconsistent with Canada's North American trade deal obligations. The U.S. Trade Representative's office said in a statement that it will work with Canada to resolve U.S. concerns over the new...