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Russian foreign ministry says Turkey hasn’t detained grain ship
(Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that reports the Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy was detained in the Turkish port of Karasu on suspicion of carrying stolen Ukrainian gr...
Jul 06, 2022
Kremlin slams Japan’s ‘unfriendly’ stance amid oil price cap talk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin criticised Japan on Wednesday over what it called a "very unfriendly position" towards Russia, saying this hampered the development of economic relations, including in e...
Jul 06, 2022
UK Conservative lawmaker Tom Hunt submits letter of no confidence in PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - British Conservative Party lawmaker Tom Hunt has submitted a letter of no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson, he said on Wednesday. "Events of the past week have been the la...
Jul 06, 2022
Around 300 inmates on the run after suspected Boko Haram raid on Nigeria prison
ABUJA (Reuters) - Around 300 inmates are on the run after a suspected Boko Haram raid on a prison in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Tuesday night, an interior ministry official said. (Reporting by Abra...
Jul 06, 2022
Russian bank Tinkoff suspends outgoing FX SWIFT transfers until October
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian online bank Tinkoff on Wednesday said it was suspending outgoing SWIFT transfers in foreign currencies until Oct. 1 after admitting it had struggled with such transactions d...
Jul 06, 2022
China allows AstraZeneca’s COVID preventive drug in southern city
BEIJING (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc's antibody cocktail for COVID-19 prevention has been cleared for use in a medical tourism zone in China's southern province of Hainan ahead of national approval, lo...
Jul 06, 2022
Firefighter stages daring rescue of woman trapped in submerged car in China floods
BEIJING (Reuters) - In China's rain-lashed province of Henan, a firefighter inched along a taut rope fixed over a swollen river, his life jacket grazing the fast-moving currents below, to reach a woma...
Jul 06, 2022
Qatar’s top diplomat in Tehran as Iran, US struggle to save 2015 pact
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's foreign minister travelled to Tehran on Wednesday to help break a months-long impasse in indirect talks between Iran and the United States on reviving a 2015 nuclear pact. Th...
Jul 06, 2022
EU plans investment in world’s tallest dam to dent Russia’s energy clout
By Francesco Guarascio and Nazarali Pirnazarov BRUSSELS/DUSHANBE (Reuters) - The European Union plans to become the top investor in the world's tallest dam in Tajikistan, EU officials told Reuters, in...
Jul 06, 2022
UK financial services minister John Glen resigns
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial services minister John Glen resigned on Wednesday in protest against Prime Minister Boris Johnson. "I can no longer reconcile my commitment to the role and to th...
Jul 06, 2022
