IMF hopes to mobilize as much funding as possible to aid Ukraine
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Canada and Germany have already pledged over $2 billion to a new administered account set up by the International Monetary …
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Philadelphia Rite Aid Manager Forced into Backroom at Gunpoint in Safe Robbery
PHILADELPHIA, PA – A store manager at the Rite Aid on Dauphin Street in Philadelphia was held up at gunpoint and forced into a back …
Germany plans 5 billion-euro aid package for energy-intensive firms
BERLIN – The German government is planning to support energy-intensive companies with a 5 billion-euro aid package, a German Economy Ministry spokesperson said on Friday. …
‘I Don’t Understand’: Parents Of Slain US Veteran Call Out Biden For Reportedly Giving Aid To The Palestinian Authority
‘I Don’t Understand’: Parents Of Slain US Veteran Call Out Biden For Reportedly Giving Aid To The Palestinian Authority Jennie Taer on May 18, 2022 …
RGV Agents Provide Aid and Rescue People on Land and Water
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) riverine agents conduct two rescues saving four lives and an off-duty agent assist in vehicle accident. An …
70-Year-Old Who Robbed Evesham Rite Aid Identified and Charged, Involved in Other Robberies
EVESHAM, NJ – The Evesham Police Department arrested 70-year-old Michael Swift of Burlington City today for a robbery he committed in November. According to police, …
G7 finance ministers plan 15 billion euros aid for Ukraine
BERLIN -The finance ministers of the Group of Seven economic powers want to put together a 15 billion euro ($15.8 billion) aid package for Ukraine …
After delay, U.S. Senate edges toward passing $40 billion Ukraine war aid
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to advance $40 billion more aid for Ukraine in its war against Russia, setting …
N.Korea gets offers of aid to fight COVID as it lacks vaccines
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – North Korea is facing its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak with no known vaccine programme, sparking new calls …
McConnell says Senate needs to pass new Ukraine aid “today”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that the Senate needs to pass a new aid package for Ukraine today, after …
Biden asks Congress to pass Ukraine aid, then COVID funding
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he was willing to accept Congress passing separate bills to aid Ukraine and to provide funding …
Pelosi urges U.S. Congress to approve $33 billion in aid for Ukraine by end of May
WASHINGTON – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday told CBS that Congress needs to pass by the end of the month a …
China central bank to launch relending facility to aid transport, logistics
BEIJING – China’s central bank said on Friday it launch a 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) relending facility to support the transport, logistics and storage …
Wizz Air loses court challenge against TAROM rescue aid
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS – Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air on Wednesday lost its court challenge against 36.66 million euros ($38.60 million) of rescue aid …
Quickest way to aid Ukraine is clean funding bill, top U.S. Senate Republican says
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the best way for Washington to speed aid to Ukraine was to pass …
White House says request for supplemental Ukraine aid likely to be longer-term package
WASHINGTON – New aid for Ukraine requested by President Joe Biden is likely to be part of a longer-term package that will require approval from …
Athens Owner of Hearing Aid Practice Charged with Health Care Fraud
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An Athens-based businessman has been charged with health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent …
Jacksonville Man Pleaded Guilty to Student Aid Fraud and Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Offense
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Jacksonville man pleaded guilty yesterday to using identities of family members, drug addicts and homeless people to steal over a quarter …
Japan’s draft relief measures include higher fuel aid, extra budget
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO -Japan’s government will raise the cap for gasoline subsidies and replenish state reserves by compiling an extra budget to cushion the …
Biden, citing “critical window,” announces $800 million more military aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he had authorized another $800 million in military aid for Ukraine, citing a “critical window” in …
Analysis-Biden plan to aid Europe with LNG poses risk to US climate goals
By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan to expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments to Europe to cut the …
IMF says board approved new trust to aid low-income, vulnerable middle-income countries
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund said its executive board on Wednesday approved the creation of a new facility to help low-income and vulnerable middle-income …
Shepherd restaurant owner sentenced for COVID relief fraud; forfeited vintage vehicles bought with business loan aid
BILLINGS — A Shepherd man who owns the Feedlot Steakhouse in Shepherd was sentenced today to three years of probation, ordered to pay restitution and …
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy and Biden discuss defensive aid and sanctions
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed additional defensive and financial aid for Kyiv as well as sanctions and alleged …
Chile announces $3.7 billion recovery plan to aid struggling economy
SANTIAGO – Chile’s President Gabriel Boric announced on Thursday a $3.7 billion economic recovery plan that includes a hike in the minimum wage, subsidies and …
U.S. House approves $55 billion in new COVID-19 aid for restaurants, other hard-hit firms
WASHINGTON – A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to approve a $55 billion COVID-19 aid bill aimed at helping restaurants …
White House says congressional deal on COVID aid won’t meet all “dire” needs
WASHINGTON – The White House said on Monday said it welcomed progress on an emerging deal in Congress for additional COVID aid but said it …
Don’t throw Russia out of G20, aid group says, with eye on food crisis
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Excluding Russia from the Group of 20 major economies and other international institutions could slow efforts to address a worsening …
Walgreens, Rite Aid to start giving second COVID-19 boosters in U.S.
(Reuters) – Drugstore chains Walgreens Boots Alliance and Rite Aid said on Wednesday they would start offering second booster doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, after …
Sanctions-hit companies unlikely to get trillions in state aid, EU’s Vestager says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Companies affected by sanctions imposed on Russia and soaring energy costs are unlikely to get trillions of euros in …
Jill Biden, Poland’s Agata Kornhauser-Duda partner on Ukraine aid
By Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt RZESZOW, Poland/WASHINGTON – A call this month between Jill Biden and her Polish peer, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, helped speed medical …
EU loosens state aid rules for companies affected by sanctions on Russia
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – EU companies affected by sanctions imposed on Russia can get up to 400,000 euros ($440,360) in state support and …
Federal Jury Convicts Baton Rouge Man of Fraud Scheme and Money Laundering Relating to Financial Aid Fraud
United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr., announced the conviction of Elliot Sterling, age 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sterling was indicted by a federal …
McConnell urges Biden to expand lethal aid to Ukraine, raise U.S. force deployment
WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell urged President Joe Biden on Wednesday to expand Ukraine’s air defenses, bolster the presence of U.S. forces on …
Zelenskiy calls on U.S. Congress for more Russia sanctions, defense aid
WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the U.S. Congress on Wednesday for further military assistance to help protect the skies over Ukraine and …
U.S. begins flying Japanese non-lethal military aid to Ukraine
TOKYO – A U.S. Air Force cargo jet began shipping on Wednesday helmets and other non-lethal military kit donated by Japan to Ukraine, marking the …
China says Taiwan ‘taking advantage’ of Ukraine as island sends more aid
BEIJING/TAIPEI – China’s government on Wednesday lambasted Taiwan’s humanitarian aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia as “taking advantage of other’s difficulties” after the island …
Ukraine-born businessman wants to aid war relief efforts in lieu of U.S. prison time
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – A Ukraine-born U.S. businessman convicted last year of campaign finance violations alongside a former associate of Rudy Giuliani is …
Factbox-U.S. approves Ukraine aid, boosts military and domestic spending
WASHINGTON – Congress approved $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine on Thursday as part of a $1.5 trillion spending bill that funds U.S. government operations …
U.S. COVID local aid emerges as key social policy tool as Biden spending plans stall
By David Lawder WASHINGTON – Philadelphia is plugging a massive budget hole opened by COVID-19, avoiding layoffs and the closing of swimming pools. St. Louis …
U.S. Senate poised to pass Ukraine aid, government funding
WASHINGTON – A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to approve legislation providing $1.5 trillion to keep the federal government operating beyond this …
U.S. House passes Ukraine aid, gov’t funding measure
WASHINGTON – A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to approve a $1.5 trillion bill that would provide $13.6 billion in …
U.S. Congress reaches agreement for Ukraine aid, government funding bill
– U.S. congressional leaders reached a bipartisan agreement early on Wednesday to allocate $13.6 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine and provide $15.6 billion to …
U.S. Senate Republican: Spending, Ukraine aid bill awaits leadership approval
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said on Tuesday that a sweeping government funding bill with emergency …
Schumer hopes to release funding legislation with Ukraine aid in hours
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he expected Democrats in Congress to announce within hours legislation to aid Ukraine …
U.S., allies urge Russia at U.N. to allow safe passage of civilians, aid in Ukraine
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON -The United States and its allies on Monday urged Russia at the United Nations to allow safe passage …
EU considers looser state aid rules for firms hit by sanctions
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – The European Union is considering loosening state aid rules for companies affected by EU sanctions against Russia over Ukraine …
U.S. Congress to ‘explore’ Russian oil ban, enact $10 billion in aid for Ukraine this week -House Speaker Pelosi
WASHINGTON – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said the chamber is “exploring” legislation to ban import of Russian oil and that …
Man shot after attempting to aid female victim during a disturbance
Magnolia, DE- A Kent County mas was arrested by the Delaware State Police Thursday in response to a shooting that took place earlier in the …
Shell to put profits from Russian oil trade into Ukraine aid fund
By Ron Bousso LONDON – Oil major Royal Dutch Shell will put profits from any Russian oil it purchases into a fund that will go …