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UK inflation hits 30-year high of 7%, adding to pressure on government
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Humbled British PM apologises after fine for lockdown birthday bash
Date: April 12, 2022
By Michael Holden and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised but defied calls to resign on Tuesday after being fined for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules by attending a gathering in his office to celebrate his birthday. Johnson said people had the right to expect better after he, his wife, and his...
Somalia faces pockets of famine amid soaring food prices, drought -U.N
Date: April 12, 2022
By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) – As many as 81,000 people are facing famine conditions in parts of Somalia as drought persists, humanitarian funding dwindles and global food prices soar thanks in part to the Russia-Ukraine war, United Nations agencies warned on Tuesday. World food prices hit fresh record highs in March as the Russia-Ukraine...
Poverty, education levels draw battle lines in French election
Date: April 12, 2022
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – As French President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen head into a presidential run-off on April 24 promising to tackle high inflation, an analysis of first-round voting data shows the far-right challenger with an edge in low-income areas hardest hit by soaring costs. Sensing people’s frustration in the face...
Putin says peace talks with Ukraine are at dead end, goads the West
Date: April 12, 2022
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday peace talks with Ukraine had hit a dead end, using his first public comments on the conflict in more than a week to vow that his troops would win and to goad the West for failing to bring Moscow to heel. Addressing the war...
Lockdown party allegations facing UK PM Johnson
Date: April 12, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak are to receive fines for breaching strict coronavirus lockdown rules, a government statement said on Tuesday. Police have been investigating 12 gatherings at Downing Street and the Cabinet Office after an internal inquiry found Johnson’s staff had enjoyed alcohol-fuelled parties, with...
Motor racing-Ferrari’s hopes run high after previous false starts
Date: April 12, 2022
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) – Ferrari fans know all about false dawns and dashed hopes but the first three races of the Formula One season have brought the good times back to Maranello and sent expectations soaring. Charles Leclerc, seeking to become the Italian team’s first world champion since Kimi Raikkonen in 2007, has...