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European Parliament “firmly behind” Ukraine’s EU candidate bid -President Metsola
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The European Union's parliament supports Ukraine's bid to achieve candidate status to join the European Union, the parliament's president Roberta Metsola said on Friday at the C...
Jun 10, 2022
Number of Syrians becoming German citizens tripled in 2021
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of Syrians who became naturalised German citizens was three times higher in 2021 than the year before, as many of those who fled between 2014 and 2016 fulfilled eligibili...
Jun 10, 2022
Malaysia renews pledge to abolish mandatory death penalty
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has agreed to abolish the mandatory death sentence and replace it with other punishments at the discretion of the court, its law minister said on Friday, revisiting a...
Jun 10, 2022
Russia seeks weak points in Ukrainian defences near key river – Ukraine’s defence ministry
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia is looking for weak points in Ukrainian defences near the Siverskyi Donets River in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian Defence Ministry Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said on Friday. He told nat...
Jun 10, 2022
IMF delegation to visit crisis-hit Sri Lanka this month for talks
COLOMBO (Reuters) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will visit Sri Lanka on June 20 for talks as the country looks for a loan programme from the lender to deal with its worst economic ...
Jun 10, 2022
Goodbye Golden Arches: rebranded McDonald’s to reopen in Russia
(Reuters) - Sunday marks a new dawn for Russia's fast-food lovers as former McDonald's Corp restaurants reopen under new branding and ownership, more than three decades after the arrival of the hugely...
Jun 10, 2022
Australia’s longest-running soap Neighbours calls it a wrap
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Neighbours, the Australian soap opera that launched the careers of Kylie Minogue, Margot Robbie, Guy Pearce and all three Hemsworth brothers, shot its last episode on ...
Jun 10, 2022
Sweden seeks progress in talks with Turkey over NATO membership, foreign minister says
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Friday Sweden aims to make constructive progress in talks with Turkey over the Nordic country's application to join NATO. "Our applicat...
Jun 10, 2022
Migration pact to cap Americas summit buffeted by discord
By Daina Beth Solomon, Dave Graham and Humeyra Pamuk LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and fellow leaders of the Americas are set to pitch a plan designed to stem illegal migration and ...
Jun 10, 2022
UK to present post-Brexit N.Ireland legislation on Monday
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government will present legislation to parliament on Monday to unilaterally revise the post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland. Th...
Jun 10, 2022
