By Nick Starkov LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s forces hold defence along the frontline in Donetsk, including of the besieged town of Bakhmut, with the fiercest battles raging for the…
By Kevin Liffey (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was expecting Chinese President Xi Jinping to make a state visit early next year in what would be…
Iran Holds First Public Execution Since Mass Demonstrations Rocked Country Kate Anderson on December 8, 2022 The Iranian government executed the first protester involved with the massive human rights demonstrations…
By Rachel Savage and Marc Jones JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) – Ghana has begun restructuring its debt by rolling out a plan to swap $10.5 billion in local bonds with new ones,…
By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) – Berkeley Group said it would hold off land purchases in the near term to conserve cash as the high-end homebuilder grapples with a fall…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday that Temasek Holdings has initiated an internal review of its investment in the now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange, which…
NEW YORK, NY – The flight from New York City to Utah was anything but the friendly skies when a male passenger held a straight razor to the neck of…
(Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn has a sizeable short position in video game retailer GameStop Corp, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. GameStop, which…
Biden’s EPA Holds Up Major Oil Refinery Amid National Fuel Crisis Jack McEvoy on November 17, 2022 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday announced that a large idled refinery…
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s annual inflation rate held steady at 6.9% in October, matching analyst forecasts, as higher gasoline prices and mortgage interest costs offset a slight easing of food…
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) – Breakdancing is ready to embrace the Olympic spotlight with its Games debut less than two years away, as the pillar of hip-hop culture…
GOP Holds Double-Digit Lead Over Dems On Crime: POLL Trevor Schakohl on November 7, 2022 Approximately 20% more registered voters trust Republicans to address crime than Democrats, a final pre-midterms…
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s central bank on Wednesday held interest rates at a nearly six-year high for the second policy meeting in a row, noting that economic growth…
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s approval rating stayed close to the lowest level of his presidency this week, a dark sign for his Democratic Party’s…
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) – French luxury groups LVMH, Gucci-owner Kering and Hermes are expected to post double-digit third-quarter sales growth as demand for high-end fashion from tourists and…
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Laredo Port of Entry held their annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony to pay tribute to the victims…
(Reuters) – U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, the head of the Democratic caucus’s fundraising arm in the House of Representatives, has held off a progressive challenger for the party nomination…
DAKAR – Senegal President Macky Sall’s ruling coalition said on Monday it has won 30 of the country’s 46 administrative departments, giving it a slim majority parliament following Sunday’s legislative…
By Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA – Indonesia’s central bank left its policy interest rate unchanged at a record low on Thursday but said it would lift yields on…
LONDON -Britain’s unemployment rate held at 3.8% in the three months to May and the number of people in work rose by the most since the middle of 2021, suggesting…
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY – A measure of Australian business confidence slid in June as rising costs and worries about consumer spending slugged the retail sector, though most firms reported…
MOSCOW – Russia’s manufacturing industry held steady in June, with a recovery in domestic demand softening the blow from a deepening export slump, a survey showed on Friday. The S&P…
(Reuters) – A naturalization ceremony was held for 12 new citizens at the historic Stonewall Monument in New York on Friday, as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) commemorated…
(Reuters) – Russia has little to gain from agreeing to a U.N. proposal that it unblock Ukraine’s grain exports via the Black Sea in exchange for the freeing of Russian…
By Karin Strohecker and Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON – The prospect of a Russia sovereign default is moving centre stage again with a deadline for a U.S. license allowing Moscow…