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Ukraine loses key district south of Lysychansk to Russian forces -official
KYIV (Reuters) - A district south of the city of Lysychansk in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region was "fully occupied" by Russian forces as of Friday morning, a local Ukrainian official said on televisi...
Jun 24, 2022
French wheat harvest off to early start
PARIS (Reuters) - French farmers made an early start to wheat harvesting in the week to June 20, farm office FranceAgriMer said on Friday, suggesting a hot spell accelerated the ripening of crops. An ...
Jun 24, 2022
Danish lawmakers agree cash handout to elderly to offset inflation
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish lawmakers have agreed a cash handout to the elderly and other measures totalling 3.1 billion Danish crowns ($439 million) to cushion the impact of soaring inflation and h...
Jun 24, 2022
S.Korean leader’s informal media events are a break with tradition
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol has departed from years of tradition by holding informal daily media events to field questions on topics ranging from inflation an...
Jun 24, 2022
No plans for extraordinary EU summit on gas prices in July – official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - There are no plans at the moment to hold an extraordinary summit of European Union leaders in July to discuss ways to deal with rising gas prices, an EU official said on Friday. "...
Jun 24, 2022
Five killed in Afghanistan tremors close to Wednesday’s earthquake epicentre -Afghan official
KABUL (Reuters) - Five people were killed on Friday in eastern Afghanistan after fresh tremors shook areas close to the epicentre of Wednesday's 6.1 magnitude earthquake, a senior Afghan official said...
Jun 24, 2022
Australia’s sex discrimination commissioner calls for urgent change in mining sector
By Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's sex discrimination commissioner has called for urgent changes in the country's mining industry after a state government report found that...
Jun 24, 2022
Russian-installed Kherson official killed in bomb blast
LONDON (Reuters) - A senior official in the Russian-installed administration of Ukraine's occupied Kherson region was killed in an apparent assassination on Friday, the deputy head of the administrati...
Jun 24, 2022
Iran: Israeli accusation of Iranian plot to harm Israelis in Istanbul ‘ridiculous’
(Reuters) - Iran said on Friday Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid's accusation of an Iranian plot to harm Israelis in Istanbul was "ridiculous" and aimed at damaging Iranian-Turkish relations. At a ...
Jun 24, 2022
French unions call for national rail strikes on July 6
PARIS (Reuters) - France's main union Sud Rail, CGT and CFDT on Friday made a joint call for a national railway worker strike on July 6, saying they seek wage increases amid rising inflation. (Reporti...
Jun 24, 2022
