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Dutch government will not sell land to Facebook parent Meta -ANP
Date: June 10, 2022
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government will not yet sell land in the city of Zeewolde to Facebook owner Meta, news agency ANP reported on Friday, citing remarks by the country’s housing minister. ANP cited Hugo de Jonge as saying the company had not met conditions to use the land. In March, Meta put plans...
Soccer-Former Northern Ireland manager Bingham dies aged 90
Date: June 10, 2022
(Reuters) – Former Northern Ireland manager Billy Bingham, who led the country to the 1982 and 1986 World Cup finals, has died at the age of 90, the Irish FA said on Friday. Bingham also managed English club Everton and the Greece national team and played for Northern Ireland. He scored 10 goals in 56...
Russia and China open cross-border bridge as ties deepen
Date: June 10, 2022
(Reuters) – Russia and China opened a new cross-border bridge in the far east on Friday which they hope will further boost trade as Moscow reels from sweeping Western sanctions imposed over its actions in Ukraine. The bridge linking the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk to the Chinese city of Heihe across the Amur river –...
Kishida unveils shift in diplomacy to meet external challenges faced by Japan
Date: June 10, 2022
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled what he called a shift to “realistic” diplomacy on Friday to help his country tackle the dangers it faces in a world shaken by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The Kishida Vision for Peace will strengthen Japan’s diplomacy and security,” he said during a keynote speech at...
Scholz backs giving ‘realistic chance’ to Western Balkans on EU membership bid
Date: June 10, 2022
By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised to help the Western Balkans to reinvigorate their long-stalled campaign for European Union membership, a move aimed at easing regional tensions and fending off the influence of rival powers such as Russia. Speaking alongside the Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti in Pristina at the start...
OMV takes steps to offset Schwechat refinery shortfalls
Date: June 10, 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) -Austrian oil and gas group OMV is implementing measures to make up for shortfalls at its Schwechat refinery after a mechanical incident damaged a crude oil distillation unit last week, it said on Friday. The measures, combined with the part of strategic fuel reserves Austria released after the incident, should be enough to...