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Leaders of Poland, Baltic states in Kyiv to discuss military assistance
Date: April 13, 2022
VILNIUS/WARSAW (Reuters) -The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, adding to a procession of European leaders pledging backing for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. European politicians have flocked by train to the Ukrainian capital since Russian forces withdrew from the country’s north in the...
Libya’s rival governments start U.N.-backed talks in Egypt
Date: April 13, 2022
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Representatives of Libya’s two rival governments began talks in Egypt on Wednesday aimed at reaching agreement on holding national elections, the United Nations Mission in Libya said. Libya has had two competing governments since March when the eastern-based parliament appointed Fathi Bashagha to replace the Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, renewing a...
Suspect in New York subway shooting arrested on Manhattan street
Date: April 13, 2022
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) -Authorities on Wednesday arrested the man suspected of setting off smoke bombs and shooting 10 passengers in a New York subway car, capping a manhunt that had renewed fears of violence in the city’s transit system. New York’s police commissioner said the suspect, Frank James, was arrested with the...
Debt for climate – the solution that marries economic recovery with climate action?
Date: April 13, 2022
A debt-for-climate approach could be one way to offset the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic while supporting developing countries to tackle climate change, according to leading insurer Atradius UK. In its latest economic research report, Atradius found that many developing countries are facing a triple crisis in 2022. The impact of the pandemic is being...
UK’s Johnson did not break COVID laws ‘with malice’, minister says
Date: April 13, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) -A senior British minister said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not set out to break COVID laws with malice and is mortified after he was fined by police for attending a gathering during lockdown, as calls mounted for Johnson to quit. Johnson, his wife Carrie and finance minister Rishi Sunak...
IMF, World Bank, WFP and WTO urge coordinated action on food security
Date: April 13, 2022
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, UN World Food Program and World Trade Organization on Wednesday called for urgent, coordinated action on food security, and appealed to countries to avoid banning food or fertilizer exports. In a joint statement, the leaders of the four institutions warned that the war in...