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India’s former PM Manmohan Singh dies aged 92

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister who governed the South Asian...

27th December, 2024

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US stocks tread water in thin trade, benchmark US yield ekes out new high

By Stephen Culp and Alden Bentley NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street indexes were mixed on Thursday and...

26th December, 2024

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Pope opens special ‘Holy Door’ for Catholic Jubilee at Rome prison

By Joshua McElwee ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest priso...

26th December, 2024

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More than 200,000 homes without power in Bosnia after Balkan snowstorm

SARAJEVO (Reuters) – More than 200,000 homes across Bosnia and Herzegovina were without electricity...

26th December, 2024

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Russia’s Rosatom launches wind turbine blade factory replacing Vestas plant

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom launched a wind turbine blade factory...

26th December, 2024

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Russia: It’s up to Trump team to make first move to improve ties

By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia is willing to work with Donald...

26th December, 2024

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Bosnia’s Serb lawmakers halt EU accession efforts

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -Lawmakers in Bosnia’s Serb Republic regional parliament ordered Serb representat...

26th December, 2024

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Russian region declares emergency situation as Black Sea oil spill fallout widens

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Authorities in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Wednesday declared a region-...

26th December, 2024

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Who is Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s acting president facing impeachment?

By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became South Korea’s acting president...

26th December, 2024

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Russia’s VTB buys nationalised agriculture firm

\MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s second-largest lender, VTB, has acquired an agricultural company in sou...

26th December, 2024

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BYD contractor denies ‘slavery-like conditions’ claims by Brazilian authorities

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Jinjiang Group, a contractor for Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD, sai...

26th December, 2024

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Pope opens special ‘Holy Door’ for Catholic Jubilee at Rome prison

By Joshua McElwee ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest priso...

26th December, 2024