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Sri Lanka’s Wickremesinghe says IMF accord pushed back after unrest – AP
(Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund has been pushed back to September due to the unrest over the past weeks, th...
Jul 30, 2022
Azerbaijan says Armenia shelled positions near disputed enclave – Tass
(Reuters) - Azerbaijan on Saturday accused Armenia of shelling its positions near the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, which the two neighbours have been fighting over intermittently for 30 years...
Jul 30, 2022
Brazilian city’s homeless get incentive for going to shelter: beds for their pets
By Diego Vara CANOAS, Brazil (Reuters) - A small city in southern Brazil has found a way to attract more homeless people to one of its shelters on chilly winter nights: They now also take in people's ...
Jul 30, 2022
Lebanon parliament speaker says no presidential vote without IMF laws
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri said on Saturday he would not call for a session to elect a new president until the legislature passes reforms that are preconditions for an ...
Jul 30, 2022
Guatemala detains renowned journalist on money laundering, blackmail allegations
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan authorities arrested a well-known local journalist on accusations of money laundering and blackmail, according to a prosecutor in charge of the ca...
Jul 30, 2022
Havana announces blackouts, cancels carnival as crisis deepens
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - The Cuban capital of Havana will begin electricity blackouts in August, has canceled carnival and is taking other measures as the country's energy crisis worsens, stat...
Jul 30, 2022
G20 chair says Zambia’s creditors commit to negotiate restructuring terms
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Zambia's creditors committed to negotiating a restructuring of the country's debts and expressed support for the "swift adoption" of a proposed $1.4 billion IMF program, G20 chair ...
Jul 30, 2022
Chinese nationalist commentator deletes Pelosi tweet after Twitter blocks account
BEIJING (Reuters) - A prominent Chinese commentator said on Saturday he deleted a tweet warning of military retaliation should U.S. fighter jets escort House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on any visit to Taiwa...
Jul 30, 2022
Russia ‘running out of steam’ in Ukraine, UK spy chief says
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia is "running out of steam" in its assault on Ukraine, the chief of Britain's MI6 foreign intelligence agency, Richard Moore, said in a brief comment on social media on Saturda...
Jul 30, 2022
Russia bars entry to 32 New Zealanders in sanctions response
(Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry on Saturday announced sanctions against 32 officials and journalists from New Zealand for supporting what it called the country's "Russophobic agenda." The list i...
Jul 30, 2022
