Sweden sets new record of COVID cases, sees peak at end of January
World
January 14, 2022
Sweden sets new record of COVID cases, sees peak at end of January
STOCKHOLM, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Sweden hit a new daily record for COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with figures likely to…
Factbox: Italian presidential elections shrouded in parliamentary secrecy
World
January 14, 2022
Factbox: Italian presidential elections shrouded in parliamentary secrecy
ROME, Jan 13 (Reuters) – The Italian parliament will convene on Jan. 24 to begin voting for a new head…
EU top diplomat condemns Ukraine cyber attack, offers help
World
January 14, 2022
EU top diplomat condemns Ukraine cyber attack, offers help
BREST, France, Jan 14 (Reuters) – The European Union’s top diplomat condemned on Friday a cyber attack on Ukraine and…
Erdogan tells EU envoys bloc ignored Turkey’s efforts to improve ties
Middle East
January 14, 2022
Erdogan tells EU envoys bloc ignored Turkey’s efforts to improve ties
ANKARA, Jan 13 (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday told ambassadors from the European Union that the bloc had…
Brazil’s BRF, Saudi Arabian fund set up poultry joint venture
Middle East
January 14, 2022
Brazil’s BRF, Saudi Arabian fund set up poultry joint venture
SAO PAULO, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Brazilian chicken and pork processor BRF SA (BRFS3.SA) signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia’s…
Protesters block Lebanon’s roads to protest economic crash, soaring prices
Middle East
January 14, 2022
Protesters block Lebanon’s roads to protest economic crash, soaring prices
BEIRUT, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Lebanese truck and bus drivers and others blocked main roads in the capital and other…
Protester, police officer killed in Sudan clashes
Middle East
January 14, 2022
Protester, police officer killed in Sudan clashes
KHARTOUM, Jan 13 (Reuters) – At least one protester and one police officer were killed and dozens of people injured…
EXCLUSIVE China agrees with U.S. to release oil reserves near Lunar New Year – sources
World
January 14, 2022
EXCLUSIVE China agrees with U.S. to release oil reserves near Lunar New Year – sources
Jan 14 (Reuters) – China will release crude oil from its national strategic stockpiles around the Lunar New Year holidays…
UK economy finally bigger than before pandemic in November
World
January 14, 2022
UK economy finally bigger than before pandemic in November
LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s economy grew by a much stronger-than-expected 0.9% in November, finally taking it above its…
Russia says Ukraine talks hit ‘dead end’, Poland warns of risk of war
World
January 13, 2022
Russia says Ukraine talks hit ‘dead end’, Poland warns of risk of war
VIENNA/MOSCOW, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Poland’s foreign minister said on Thursday that Europe was closer to war than any time…