OPEC has not invited Reuters, Bloomberg to report on weekend policy meets
DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC has not invited Reuters or Bloomberg news agencies to report on ministerial meetings in Vienna this weekend…
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Global airlines group to boost focus on non-CO2 emissions
By Joanna Plucinska LONDON (Reuters) – Global airlines are setting up a task force to deal with non-carbon dioxide (CO2)…
Qatar prime minister, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks -source
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Qatari prime minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Taliban this…
Private astronaut crew, including first Arab woman in orbit, returns from space station
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -An all-private astronaut team of two Americans and two Saudis, including the first Arab woman sent…
Turkish central bank signals to banks it may soften measures -bankers
By Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s central bank signalled at a meeting with senior bankers that it would respond…
Low-income countries to be left behind without action on jobs – ILO
BERLIN (Reuters) – A global employment divide between high-income and low-income countries is worsening as rising debt levels hit developing…
New anti-terror law should convince Turkey to back NATO bid, Swedish minister says
LULEA, Sweden (Reuters) – New anti-terrorism legislation which comes into force this week should pave the way for Sweden to…
Turkey’s Erdogan faces struggle to meet Syrian refugee promise
By Burcu Karakas, Ece Toksabay, Huseyin Hayatsever and Maya Gebeily ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan played up his plans…
Opposition Turkish TV probed for ‘insulting’ election coverage
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has launched an inquiry into six opposition TV channels for “insulting the public” with…
Senior US lawmaker wants change from Turkey before F-16 sale approval
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. senator who has long opposed the potential sale of F-16 fighter…