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Sudan’s warring factions widen conflict across the country
CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan's two-month long war is extending across the country with the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) clashing in several areas on Friday. Air strikes and anti-aircraft missile fir...
Jun 23, 2023
Machado, Capriles, others to compete in Venezuela opposition primary
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Former lawmaker and engineer Maria Corina Machado, ex-presidential candidate Henrique Capriles and at least five others will run in an October opposition primary ...
Jun 23, 2023
Drone strike hits Syrian president’s ancestral town
(Reuters) - A drone attack targeted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's ancestral town of Qardaha on Friday with two projectiles, killing one person and lightly injuring another, Syrian state news agen...
Jun 23, 2023
Analysis-Paris climate summit gives fresh impetus to development bank reform
By Simon Jessop, Leigh Thomas and Tommy Wilkes PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris summit to discuss reforming the world's financial system scored some notable wins that should tee up greater action before clim...
Jun 23, 2023
Auto union harshly criticizes U.S.-Ford joint venture battery loan
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -United Auto Workers (UAW) union President Shawn Fain on Friday harshly criticized the U.S. Energy Department plan to lend $9.2 billion to a joint venture of F...
Jun 23, 2023
Congo’s Catholic church questions government’s election preparations
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's government is not on track with preparations for elections, the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) said on Friday ahead of presidential ...
Jun 23, 2023
Ombudsman to investigate if Spain delayed migrant rescue
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's ombudsman is to investigate the sinking of a dinghy headed to the Canary Islands from Morocco on Wednesday after more than 30 migrants were feared dead. Migration-focused or...
Jun 23, 2023
U.S. files first-ever charges against Chinese fentanyl manufacturers
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday filed criminal charges against Chinese chemical manufacturing companies and individuals over allegations they illegally t...
Jun 23, 2023
UnitedHealth unit to add Boehringer’s Humira biosimilar to reimbursement list
(Reuters) - Boehringer Ingelheim's biosimilar of AbbVie Inc's blockbuster arthritis drug Humira will be included in the reimbursement list of UnitedHealth Group Inc's OptumRx unit, the German drugmake...
Jun 23, 2023
US farm agency to spend $2.3 billion on food programs as pandemic aid ends
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will spend $2.3 billion on food purchases for schools and food banks as the end of pandemic-era aid leads to rising food insecurity, the...
Jun 23, 2023
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