Canada govt body guarantees up to $2.2 billion fresh loan to Trans Mountain expansion project
(Reuters) – A Canadian government agency has guaranteed fresh commercial loans of up to C$3 billion ($2.2 billion) to the…
August 2023
Ukraine hits Russian tanker with sea drone near Crimea Bridge
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -A Ukrainian sea drone full of explosives struck a Russian fuel tanker overnight near a…
US FDA approves Biogen-Sage Therapeutics pill for postpartum depression
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Biogen and Sage Therapeutics’ oral pill to treat postpartum…
Western Canada dock workers vote to accept contract offer
(Reuters) -Dock workers in western Canada voted to accept an improved labor contract after a month-long dispute that affected trade…
US publishing executive killed in Italian boating accident
ROME (Reuters) -An American publishing executive died after being knocked overboard in a boating accident off the Amalfi Coast in…
Despite heatwave warnings, South Korea presses on with world scout jamboree
By Hyunsu Yim BUAN, South Korea (Reuters) -South Korea decided on Saturday to press on with hosting the World Scout…
Russia’s Medvedev suggests Ukrainian ports will be hit again
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday suggested Moscow would launch more strikes against…
Imran Khan, cricket star turned Pakistan premier, arrested again
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, arrested for the second time in four…
Blaze engulfs historic ministry building in central Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) -A historic neo-Islamic ministry in central Cairo was engulfed in flames on Saturday, only days after its employees…
Vancouver movie workers get creative with side hustles amid Hollywood shutdown
By Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Twin strikes by Hollywood actors and writers have put the damper on Vancouver’s summer…