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EU’s von der Leyen to visit China April 5-7
BEIJING (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit China from April 5 to 7, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Monday, a trip that immediately follows her comment...
Apr 03, 2023
Factbox-What do we know about Russian blogger Tatarsky and the bomb that killed him?
(Reuters) - Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in a bomb attack in a St Petersburg cafe on Sunday in which some 30 other people were wounded. Here's what we know so far. WHO WAS TATA...
Apr 03, 2023
Ukraine says Russia ‘very far’ from seizing Bakhmut, denies Prigozhin claims
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Monday that Russian forces were "very far" from capturing the eastern town of Bakhmut and that fighting raged on around the administration building where the Wagner me...
Apr 03, 2023
NASA to announce astronauts chosen for Artemis II lunar flyby mission
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - NASA plans on Monday to introduce the four astronauts for its Artemis II lunar flyby mission, set for launch as early as next year in what would be the first crewed voyage ...
Apr 03, 2023
Japan’s SMBC CEO is watching out for chances to expand US assets
By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) - The new head of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) said the Japanese bank is watching closely for chances to buy assets in the United States, ...
Apr 03, 2023
Australian court finds former school principal Malka Leifer guilty of sex crimes
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The former principal of an Australian ultra-Orthodox Jewish School, Malka Leifer, was found guilty of sexually abusing two former students by a Melbourne court on Monday, local medi...
Apr 03, 2023
Von der Leyen, Macron to meet in Paris ahead of China trip
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron for a working lunch on Monday, said the commission, as the two prepare for a joi...
Apr 03, 2023
Malaysia scraps mandatory death penalty, natural-life prison terms
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's parliament on Monday passed sweeping legal reforms to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offences punishable by death, and abo...
Apr 03, 2023
German regulator hands EY 2-year audit ban over Wirecard scandal – Handelsblatt
BERLIN (Reuters) - German accounting watchdog APAS has banned EY from taking on new audits for companies of public interest for two years and has handed the firm a 500,000 euro ($541,650.00) fine, Ger...
Apr 03, 2023
Israel’s Netanyahu, dissenting defence minister to visit troops together
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Israeli troops together with Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday, an aide said, signalling a possible reconciliation after Netany...
Apr 03, 2023
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