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Pope Francis leaves Democratic Republic of Congo, bound for South Sudan
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Pope Francis flew out of Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, heading for neighbouring South Sudan, where he will remain until Sunday. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welb...
Feb 03, 2023
Russia rejects reports that U.S. offered Moscow secret Ukraine peace plan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Friday rejected as a "hoax" media reports that U.S. CIA Director William Burns had travelled to Moscow with a secret peace proposal that involved Ukraine ceding a fif...
Feb 03, 2023
Olympics-Russians’ Asian route to Games not yet final-IOC’s Lalovic
By Karolos Grohmann (Reuters) - A proposed Paris 2024 Olympics qualification route for Russian and Belarusian athletes through Asian events has not been finalised or agreed, the United World Wrestling...
Feb 03, 2023
Norway to order 54 new army tanks from Germany
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway will order 54 new German-made Leopard 2 tanks for its army from the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Group, and will get an option to buy a further 18 tanks at a later time, the government...
Feb 03, 2023
China hotel, catering job openings surge on post-COVID demand recovery – survey
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese hotels and restaurants are seeking employees amid demand recovery in the services sector after the end of Beijing's zero-COVID protocols, with a survey by a leading recruit...
Feb 03, 2023
Chinese securities official dismissed for rule violation – watchdog
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An official with China's securities regulator has been dismissed from his post and expelled from the Communist Party, the anti-graft watchdog said on Friday. The Central Commissio...
Feb 03, 2023
ECB set to raise rates again in May, policymakers say
VILNIUS/PRAGUE (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is likely to raise interest rates again in May after an already signalled hike in March, two policymakers said on Friday, with one arguing that the...
Feb 03, 2023
Euro zone business activity returned to growth in January – PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - Business activity in the euro zone bounced back to growth in January, according to a survey which suggested the bloc's economy might again escape a contraction this quarter and that...
Feb 03, 2023
Russian-installed Crimea authorities nationalise properties of Ukrainian politicians and businessmen
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian-installed authorities in Crimea said on Friday that they had nationalised around 500 properties in the peninsula including some belonging to senior Ukrainian politicians and...
Feb 03, 2023
World food prices decline for 10th month running in January, says FAO
ROME (Reuters) - World food prices fell in January for a 10th consecutive month, and are now down some 18% from a record high hit last March following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations ...
Feb 03, 2023
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