Analysis-Struggling China local governments find a fundraising loophole, lifeline in “pearl bonds”
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s cash-strapped local governments have suddenly rushed to an unusual corner of the debt market in…
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US extends by another year temporary suspension of tariffs on Ukrainian steel
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will extend by another year the temporary suspension of tariffs on…
Tape recording shows Trump acknowledging he kept classified document on Iran -CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors have a 2021 audio recording of former President Donald Trump acknowledging he kept a classified…
Republican 2024 field gets crowded with Pence, Christie to announce bids
By Joseph Ax and Tim Reid (Reuters) – Former Vice President Mike Pence and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie…
UN tries to save Black Sea grain deal with ‘mutually beneficial’ proposal -source
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – The U.N. has proposed that Kyiv, Moscow and Ankara start preparatory work for the…
Brazil’s Lula cuts losses after setbacks on environment and Indigenous front
By Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has suffered a major defeat over…
Journalists to complete book on saving Amazon rainforest by murdered British writer
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – One year after British reporter Dom Phillips was murdered in Brazil while working on…
Brazil’s top court sentences ex-President Collor to prison for corruption
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s supreme court voted on Wednesday to sentence former President Fernando Collor de Mello to 8 years…
Argentina studies launch of a voluntary asset conversion operation
(Reuters) – Argentina’s economy ministry is analyzing the launch of a voluntary asset conversion operation, it said in a statement…
Sudanese army suspends ceasefire talks
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s army suspended talks with a rival paramilitary force on Wednesday over a ceasefire and aid access, raising…