Multilateral lenders need reform to meet poverty, climate change challenges – G20 panel

By Aftab Ahmed and Shivangi Acharya GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Multilateral development banks must create a new funding mechanism and triple sustainable lending by 2030 to eliminate poverty and achieve climate goals, a G20 panel said in a report on Tuesday that called for big changes in the way MDBs operate. The independent panel, headed…

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Road traffic partially restored on Crimean Bridge after attack – Russian deputy PM

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Road traffic was re-opened on one lane of the Crimean Bridge late on Monday following what Russia called a Ukrainian “terrorist attack” that damaged the structure, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said. Khusnullin said the lane was being used for vehicles going from the town of Taman in southern Russia to Kerch…

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Extreme heat radiates around the globe, as U.S., China enter climate talks

By Liliana Salgado PHOENIX (Reuters) -Asia, Europe and the United States baked under extreme heat on Monday as global temperatures soared toward alarming highs and U.S. leaders sought to reignite climate diplomacy with China. The United States was scorched by record-setting heat in the West and South, lashed with flood-triggering rain in the Northeast, and…

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World Bank chief Banga unveils new plans to boost lending ‘firepower’

By Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – World Bank President Ajay Banga unveiled new plans on Tuesday to stretch the bank’s balance sheet and help countries tackle climate change and other challenges, but said a capital increase would still eventually be needed. Banga, a former Mastercard CEO who took over the helm of the World Bank on…

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US Sen. Manchin outlines pressure campaign against major presidential candidates

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Maverick Democratic Senator Joe Manchin on Monday said he believed that having a third-party candidate run in the 2024 U.S. presidential election would “threaten” the two major political parties into tacking towards more moderate positions as their only path to victory. The former West Virginia governor left open the door…

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