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Over 115,000 Royal Mail workers vote for strike – UK union
LONDON (Reuters) - Over 115,000 postal workers at Royal Mail have voted in favour of a national strike over a pay row, British trade union CWU said on Tuesday. "The vote can leave no doubt that postal...
Jul 19, 2022
Ukraine signs association pact with U.S.-aligned energy watchdog
(Reuters) - Ukraine joined the U.S.-aligned International Energy Agency as an association country on Tuesday, the watchdog said, binding Kyiv closer to the mostly Western countries which oppose Russia...
Jul 19, 2022
Iran: Award-winning film director Panahi to serve decade-old jail term
DUBAI (Reuters) - Award-winning Iranian film director Jafar Panahi will serve a six-year prison sentence originally issued by a Tehran court in 2010, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, amid a step...
Jul 19, 2022
London declares ‘major incident’ as fires surge amid record heatwave
LONDON (Reuters) - London's firefighting authority declared a major incident in the British capital on Tuesday in response to the surge in fires amid a record-breaking heatwave in Britain and Europe. ...
Jul 19, 2022
Hungary aims to reach deal with EU to unblock cash by end-August
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungary is aiming to reach a deal with the European Commission to unblock billions of euros in EU funds by the end of August, Hungarian State Secretary for EU ...
Jul 19, 2022
More than 200 people die as drought ravages northeast Uganda
KAMPALA (Reuters) - More than 200 people have died from hunger this month in northeastern Uganda, where a prolonged drought and rampant insecurity have left more than half a million facing starvation,...
Jul 19, 2022
Exclusive-Russia seen restarting gas exports from Nord Stream 1 on schedule
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian gas flows via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline are seen restarting on time on Thursday after the completion of scheduled maintenance, two sources familiar with the export plans tol...
Jul 19, 2022
China agrees to further financial cooperation with EU
BEIJING (Reuters) - China agreed with the European Union to further promote two-way opening up of their respective financial sectors and increase regulatory cooperation in the industry, in broad-rangi...
Jul 19, 2022
Former UK finance minister Sunak wins fourth round leadership contest vote
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak won the fourth round of voting in the contest to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday. Lawmaker Kemi Badenoch was eliminated f...
Jul 19, 2022
Tear gas fired as deadly Sudanese tribal clashes prompt Khartoum street protests
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese security forces fired tear gas as thousands of Hausa protesters marched in central Khartoum on Tuesday, days after tribal clashes killed dozens in southern Sudan's Blue N...
Jul 19, 2022
