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China stages drills, citing U.S.-Taiwan provocation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's military said it conducted drills in the sea and airspace near Taiwan on Sunday in response to an unspecified U.S.-Taiwanese provocation. "We will take all necessary steps ...
Dec 25, 2022
Israel regulator awards licence to investors to set up new digital bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's banking regulator on Sunday approved a conditional licence and control permit to a group of entrepreneurs to establish a new online bank, the second addition to the high...
Dec 25, 2022
World is starving for peace, Pope Francis says in Christmas message
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called for an end to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts in his Christmas message on Sunday, saying the world was suffering from a "famine o...
Dec 25, 2022
Ghana again extends domestic debt exchange registration deadline
By Cooper Inveen ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana has further extended the deadline to register for its domestic debt exchange to Jan. 16 in order to "secure internal approvals" from the financial sector, the ...
Dec 25, 2022
Maldives court finds former President Yameen guilty of corruption
MALE (Reuters) - The criminal court of Maldives on Sunday found the country's former president Abdulla Yameen guilty on corruption and money laundering charges related to receiving kickbacks from a pr...
Dec 25, 2022
Ukraine gives all-clear after air-raid alarms
KYIV (Reuters) - Air raid sirens wailed in Kyiv and across all Ukrainian regions on Sunday morning but no new Russian attacks were reported, officials said. The all-clear was later given. Unconfirmed ...
Dec 25, 2022
Putin says Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said Russia was ready to negotiate with all parties involved in the war in Ukraine but that Kyiv and its Western backers had refused to...
Dec 25, 2022
Soccer-Brazil soccer legend Pele’s family gather at hospital bedside
(Reuters) - Brazilian soccer legend Pele's family members gathered at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo on Saturday, where the 82-year-old, widely considered one of the greatest footballers of...
Dec 25, 2022
Duma prepares higher taxation for Russians who left country – speaker
(Reuters) - Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the Duma, said the Russian lower house of parliament was preparing a law to introduce higher taxation for people who have left the country, as many have ...
Dec 25, 2022
Cricket-India beat Bangladesh by three wickets to win series 2-0
DHAKA (Reuters) - India beat Bangladesh by three wickets in the low-scoring second test to complete a 2-0 series sweep in Mirpur on Sunday. Chasing 145 for victory on a turning track, India overcame a...
Dec 24, 2022
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