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NASA to unveil more of Webb space telescope’s first full-color images
By Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette (Reuters) - Following a presidential sneak peek of a galaxy-studded image from deep in the cosmos, NASA was due on Tuesday to unveil more of its initial showcase from...
Jul 12, 2022
Russia’s Putin to meet Erdogan and Raisi next Tuesday – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a visit to Tehran next Tuesday, the Kremlin said. It wil...
Jul 12, 2022
Hungarian protesters block bridge in Budapest over planned tax rise
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - About 1,000 demonstrators blocked a bridge in central Budapest on Tuesday as parliament debated a motion by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government that would increase the tax ra...
Jul 12, 2022
Factbox: Iran’s hardline rulers see missile systems as vital deterrent
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's military ambitions are likely to figure high in President Joe Biden's meetings with Israeli and Saudi leaders on a trip to the Middle East, as Tehran's expanding missile arsen...
Jul 12, 2022
Saudi Arabia’s powerful prince unbowed by Western uproar
(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has emerged unbowed from the international outrage over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi four years ago, as Western leader...
Jul 12, 2022
Nigerian businesses turn to solar as diesel costs bite
By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's solar companies are seeing a surge in demand for mini-grids and equipment as businesses in Africa's biggest oil producer look for alternative power so...
Jul 12, 2022
Factbox: Biden set to tackle oil, Israel, Yemen, Iran on Saudi trip
DUBAI (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will visit the United State's most important Arab ally Saudi Arabia on July 15-16 after two years of strained ties over the killing of Washington Post journalist ...
Jul 12, 2022
Timeline: U.S.-Saudi ties through good times and bad
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden visits Saudi Arabia at a rocky time in relations, which have been tested by the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Yemen war. The U.S.-S...
Jul 12, 2022
In Congo, elderly craft clean fuel pellets to keep active
By Djaffar Al Katanty BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - At 62 years old and recently retired from a government job, Bavon Mubake has found a new calling in making fuel pellets, which ea...
Jul 12, 2022
Ex-finance minister Sunak, and others, launch bids to replace Boris Johnson
By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Ex-finance minister Rishi Sunak and two others will start their campaigns on Tuesday to become Britain's next prime minister, battling for the...
Jul 12, 2022
