Egypt president, Ethiopia PM aiming to finalize dam agreement within four months
DUBAI (Reuters) -Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday agreed on initiating urgent negotiations…
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Factbox-Germany unveils strategy on China, trade partner and rival
(Reuters) – Germany on Thursday passed its long-awaited China strategy after months of wrangling within Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-way coalition…
Russia says Ukraine’s assertions on blowing up nuclear station are lies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s nuclear chief on Thursday pushed back against Ukrainian assertions that Moscow had plotted to blow up…
Alibaba’s Ele.me platform signs wages, safety contracts as tech crackdown ends – media
BEIJING (Reuters) – Alibaba’s Ele.me on Thursday became China’s first delivery platform to sign collective contracts on wages and labour…
AIDS can be ended by 2030 with investments in prevention and treatment, UN says
GENEVA (Reuters) – It is possible to end AIDS by 2030 if countries demonstrate the political will to invest in…
Mexico’s Sheinbaum leads rivals for ruling party candidacy -poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum holds a 10 percentage point lead in voter preferences in…
Ambitious liberal fails in first bid to become Thailand’s next leader
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – In the 60 days since a stunning election victory, the leader…
Thailand’s Pita defeated in parliament in bid for PM
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Pita Limjaroenrat failed on Thursday in his initial bid to…
Surging Guayaquil violence highlights security ahead of Ecuador presidential vote
By Yury Garcia and Alexandra Valencia GUAYAQUIL/QUITO (Reuters) – Violence is rising sharply in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, as criminal…
UN experts call on Ethiopia to stop deporting Eritreans
GENEVA (Reuters) – A group of United Nations investigators and experts called on Ethiopia on Thursday to halt the deportation…