World Bank’s new chief asks staff to ‘double down’ on development, climate efforts
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank’s new president Ajay Banga on Friday asked the lender’s 16,000 staff…
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Aid agencies in Sudan grapple with looting, bureaucracy to deliver relief
By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – Aid workers in Sudan say fierce fighting, rampant looting and reams of red tape…
Dollar jumps after surprise boost in May payrolls
(Updates prices, adds analyst quote in paragraph 6, adds paragraph 12 on Fitch keeping U.S. credit rating on negative watch)…
YouTube to stop removing content making false claims on past elections
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false…
US CIA chief Burns visited China in May
By Michael Martina and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -CIA director William Burns visited China last month for talks with Chinese…
Russian forces tried to blow up my men, says mercenary boss Prigozhin
(Reuters) – Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been arguing with top military brass for months, on Friday escalated…
Fitch keeps U.S. credit rating on negative watch despite debt limit deal
(Reuters) -The United States’ “AAA” credit rating will remain on negative watch, despite a debt limit agreement that will allow…
Argentina doubles China currency swap access to $10 billion
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina has signed a deal to renew its currency swap line with China and…
North Carolina’s Fort Bragg sheds Confederate name, becomes Fort Liberty
(Reuters) – Fort Bragg, the U.S. Army base in North Carolina that is among the world’s largest military installations, was…
Analysis-Risk of US downgrade still on the cards despite debt deal
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -While a U.S. default on its debt has been averted, the possibility of another…