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Ukraine wants more than ‘open door’ promises from NATO
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged NATO on Wednesday to do more than just promise Ukraine its door is open at a July summit, saying Kyiv needs "powerful steps" as it tries t...
Jan 11, 2023
Spanish farmers protest against plans to curb water supply for irrigation
MADRID (Reuters) - Thousands of farmers protested in Madrid on Wednesday over Spain's plan to reduce the amount of water taken from the Tagus river to irrigate agricultural land in the country's south...
Jan 11, 2023
HSBC expects Fed’s final rate hike on Feb. 1, cuts next year
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will likely hike its target interest rate for the last time at its Jan. 31-Feb. 1 monetary policy meeting, raising it by 50 basis points (bps) to a range of 4....
Jan 11, 2023
Navalny’s wife and allies sound growing alarm over his health in jail
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) - The wife of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appealed to prison staff to provide him with basic medicines on Wednesday as his supporters warned with increa...
Jan 11, 2023
Russia appoints Gerasimov as top commander in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov on Wednesday to oversee Russia's military campaign in Ukraine in the latest shake-up of ...
Jan 11, 2023
U.S. to announce list of drugs for pricing negotiations Sept. 1
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will announce a list of 10 prescription drugs for which it plans to negotiate the prices for Medicare recipients on Sept. 1, and the pric...
Jan 11, 2023
Royal Mail’s export services disrupted after ‘cyber incident’
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Royal Mail said on Wednesday it was facing severe disruption to its international export services following what it described as "a cyber incident". "We are temporarily una...
Jan 11, 2023
Britain urges release of dual national Akbari jailed in Iran
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday urged Iran to release Alireza Akbari, a dual national who the Tasnim news agency reported Iran had sentenced to death on charges of spying for Britain. "We are ...
Jan 11, 2023
EIA data shows surprise U.S. crude stock build after winter storm
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. crude stocks built unexpectedly last week, the Energy Information Administration said, as refiners were slow to restore production after a cold freeze tha...
Jan 11, 2023
Azerbaijan appoints first ever ambassador to Israel amid Iran row
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan appointed its first ever ambassador to Israel on Wednesday amid escalating tensions with its large southern neighbour Iran. President Ilham Aliyev signed a presidential dec...
Jan 11, 2023
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