Austria’s Raiffeisen attempts last-ditch Russian spin-off -sources
By Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich and John O’Donnell VIENNA/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is stepping up moves to hand its…
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Explainer-How the World Health Organization could fight future pandemics
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health…
Ukraine courts Africa and ‘Global South’ as peace plans proliferate
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign minister began a tour of African countries this week, stepping up wartime…
Analysis-US debt ceiling crunch threatens to roil complacent stock market
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Strategists at some of Wall Street’s biggest banks are sounding increasingly worried about…
PNG won’t be used for ‘offensive military operations’ – prime minister
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea (PNG) will not be used as a base for “war to…
Western states reach ‘historic’ deal to help save Colorado River
By Daniel Trotta and Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Seven U.S. states that depend on the overused Colorado River on Monday reached…
Moscow says G7 nuclear rhetoric intended to pressure Russia, China
(Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Group of Seven nuclear “rhetoric” has the sole aim of exerting…
Analysis-China’s Micron ban highlights chipmakers’ dilemma as Sino-U.S. tensions grow
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -China’s ban on the use of U.S.-based Micron Technology’s chips in certain sectors, announced on…
E. Jean Carroll seeks $10 million in damages from Trump over post-verdict statements
By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Writer E. Jean Carroll sought on Monday to amend the…
Treasury confirms U.S. default as early as June 1 without debt ceiling hike
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department reiterated Monday it expects to be able…