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Factbox-Russian refineries targeted by Ukraine's drones
(Reuters) - Ukrainian drones attacked Taneco, Russia's third largest oil refinery, on Tuesday about 1,300 km (800 miles) from the front lines, hitting a core unit which processes about 155,000 barrels...
Apr 02, 2024
UK's Cameron calls on Israel to investigate 'deeply distressing' death of aid workers
LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister David Cameron said on Tuesday that news of aid workers, including a British national, being killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza was "deeply distressing" ...
Apr 02, 2024
Kyrgyzstan adopts law targeting foreign-funded NGOs
(Reuters) - Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Tuesday signed into law a bill tightening state control over foreign-funded non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which human rights bodies and groups ha...
Apr 02, 2024
Egypt's Sisi sworn in for third term
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in for his third term on Tuesday in the country's new capital, the largest of the mega-projects that have signified his rule while s...
Apr 02, 2024
Shoigu says Russia is pushing Ukrainian forces westwards
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that the army was pushing Ukrainian forces westwards. Shoigu said that after the failure of its 2023 counteroffensive, Ukraine...
Apr 02, 2024
Kremlin says visit by Venezuela's Maduro is in works
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that a visit by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to Russia was being prepared, a sign of continued close ties between the two major oil-producing nati...
Apr 02, 2024
Swedish central bank proposes capital injection of $4 billion to restore equity
STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Swedish central bank on Tuesday said it had submitted a proposal to Sweden's parliament to restore equity to the statutory base level, which will require a capital...
Apr 02, 2024
Ex-BOJ chief Kuroda sees recent yen falls as excessive, Nikkei says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda told an informal panel that recent yen declines were excessive, and that there was a possibility authorities could intervene in th...
Apr 02, 2024
Iran's oil exports reached $35 billion in last 12 months -ILNA
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's oil exports reached $35.8 billion in the 12 months to end-March 2024, Iran's head of Customs Mohammad Rezvanifar said on Tuesday according to the Iranian Labour News Agency. D...
Apr 02, 2024
UK lenders approve most mortgages since September 2022
LONDON (Reuters) - British lenders approved the highest number of mortgages in February since September 2022, when new lending slumped due to bond market turmoil caused by Liz Truss' premiership, Bank...
Apr 02, 2024
