Turkish budget deficit widens in March after quakes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s central government budget recorded a deficit of 47.22 billion lira ($2.46 billion) in March, the Finance…
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Fox defamation trial delayed, network pursues settlement talks
By Helen Coster WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -The start of Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation trial against Fox has been…
Son of toppled Iranian Shah to visit Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The exiled son of the Iranian Shah toppled in the 1979 Islamic revolution will visit Israel this week,…
IKEA lookalike ‘Swed House’ opens in Moscow to mixed reactions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarusian furniture company Swed House, which sells items intended to look like those made by Swedish giant…
German engineering production rises at the start of 2023 – VDMA
BERLIN (Reuters) – Production in Germany’s engineering sector rose by 3.2% in the first two months of 2023 compared with…
US warship sails through Taiwan Strait following China war games
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -The U.S. warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in what the U.S. Navy described…
Four dead in Alabama ‘Sweet 16’ birthday party shooting
By Cheney Orr and Julia Harte DADEVILLE, Alabama (Reuters) -At least four people were killed and 28 wounded in a…
Hong Kong activist Wong jailed for 3 months over information breach
HONG KONG (Reuters) – One of the most prominent democracy activists in Hong Kong over recent years, Joshua Wong, was…
Australia nears wide-ranging shake up of its central bank
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Treasurer on Monday said he was close to announcing details of a wide-ranging review into the…
Sudan’s army pounds paramilitary bases with air strikes in power struggle
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s army appeared to gain the upper hand on Sunday in…