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No change in U.S. Embassy posture in Kyiv following recent bombings – State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There has been no change in U.S. Embassy posture in Kyiv, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters, after Russian missiles on Sunday hit Kyiv for the first time in...
Jun 06, 2022
Dominican environment minister shot dead in his office
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic's environment minister, Orlando Jorge Mera, was shot dead in his office on Monday, authorities said. Authorities did not share a potential motive or na...
Jun 06, 2022
Uruguay president says COVID-19 positive, will not attend U.S.-hosted Americas Summit
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou said Monday on Twitter that he will not attend the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas and was "cancelling all of his activities for the coming d...
Jun 06, 2022
Kremlin engaged in ‘full assault’ on media freedom – U.S. State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States continues to issue visas to qualified Russian journalists and has not revoked the foreign press credentials of any Russian journalists working in the United St...
Jun 06, 2022
South Africa confirms arrest of Gupta brothers
(Reuters) - The South African government said on Monday that law enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta of the Gupta family. The Gupta brot...
Jun 06, 2022
Nigeria’s Buhari has no preferred successor, spokesman says
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has no preferred candidate from the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) to succeed him, his spokesman said on Monday, a day before ...
Jun 06, 2022
Lawsuits target illegal plastic bag sales in California
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An environmental group said Monday it had sued two major Californian retailers to stop them selling thicker plastic bags that are supposed to be recyclable ...
Jun 06, 2022
Famine risk rises in Somalia as rains fail, food prices soar – U.N
By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly a quarter of a million people are facing starvation in Somalia as a drought worsens and global food prices hover near record highs, United Nations agencies s...
Jun 06, 2022
Russia sanctions U.S. treasury and energy secretaries, defence and media bosses
(Reuters) - Russia has imposed personal sanctions on 61 U.S. officials including U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and leading defence and media executives, t...
Jun 06, 2022
Tunisian president cuts days from judges’ wages, threatens other penalties after strike
TUNIS (Reuters) - The Tunisian president on Monday asked the justice minister to deduct days from judges' wages and threatened to take other penalties after they started a week-long strike to protest ...
Jun 06, 2022
