By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Thursday will end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency that allowed millions of Americans to receive vaccines, tests and treatments at no cost. The emergency is also tied to telehealth flexibilities, Medicaid enrollment safeguards, and the ability of government health agencies to collect data on the…
BERLIN (Reuters) – With China and the U.S. fixated on each other, Europe is at risk of being paralysed in between and needs to steer its own agenda, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Wednesday. “If we had to choose between the U.S. and China, we would have extreme problems,” Habeck said as he…
PARIS (Reuters) – The French economy is set to grow slightly in the second quarter when compared to the previous one, the country’s central bank said on Wednesday, as activity across sectors picked up steam. The Bank of France said companies polled in its monthly business sentiment survey reported activity in April was stronger than…
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – The Navajo Nation has withdrawn support for a Biden administration plan to stop new oil and gas drilling near a sacred site in New Mexico, saying its members could lose potential income tied to those resources. The move puts the tribe at odds with New Mexico’s Pueblo nations who support…
By Karin Strohecker, Jorgelina do Rosario and Ariba Shahid LONDON/KARACHI (Reuters) -The political crisis engulfing Pakistan is eroding hopes that the South Asian country can get its much needed programme with the International Monetary Fund back on track soon and escape a full-blown debt crunch, analysts said. Deadly clashes between supporters of Imran Khan and…
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic and Republican U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to overhaul the vast security clearance system for protecting national secrets, spurred by damaging document leaks allegedly by a 21-year-old airman and the discovery of classified materials at top officials’ homes. Led by Democratic Senator Mark Warner, chairman of the…
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) -A Kenyan court on Wednesday denied bail for cult leader Paul Mackenzie, who authorities say ordered followers to starve their children and themselves to death, and extended his detention by 30 days. The death toll climbed to 145 from 133 announced on Tuesday, and hundreds of people are still missing. Authorities are…
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s anti-terrorism prosecution office on Wednesday announced it had opened an investigation for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity after an AFP video journalist was killed on Tuesday by Grad rocket fire near Chasiv Yar, in eastern Ukraine. (Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Chris Reese)
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s government called in the army on Wednesday to help end deadly unrest in the wake of the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan, warning protesters against any further attacks on state installations. At least five people have died in violence that has…
KYIV (Reuters) -A Ukrainian military unit said on Wednesday it had routed a Russian infantry brigade from frontline territory near Bakhmut, claiming to confirm an account by the head of Russia’s Wagner private army that the Russian forces had fled. Later in the day, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, who heads Ukraine’s ground forces, said Russian…
