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Sweden Boosts Spending to Offset Inflation Impact, Ukraine War
Date: April 19, 2022
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden’s minority centre-left government pledged 35 billion crowns ($3.64 billion) in extra spending this year as it juggles the impact of the war in Ukraine, soaring post-pandemic inflation and an election looming in September. The economy has bounced back quickly from the coronavirus pandemic and despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is expected...
South African Military Deployed to Flood-Ravaged Province
Date: April 18, 2022
By Siyabonga Sishi UMBUMBULU, South Africa (Reuters) – Thousands of South African soldiers will help with relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal province, where more than 440 people have died in floods and mudslides and dozens more are missing. A week after the torrential rains began, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Monday it...
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...
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...
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...
Azov Fighter Video Overshadows Zelenskiy’s Address to Greek Lawmakers
Date: April 7, 2022
ATHENS (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy’s address to the Greek parliament on Thursday caused an outrage from opposition parties after a man who identified himself as an ethnic Greek member of Ukraine’s ultranationalist Azov battalion appeared on a video. Zelenskiy spoke about the destruction of the Russian-besieged Ukrainian port of Mariupol – home to...