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France expresses its solidarity with Japan after killing of ex-PM Abe
PARIS (Reuters) - France expresses its full solidarity with Japan after the killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the French Foreign Affairs Ministry said. Abe, 67, died on Friday afte...
Jul 08, 2022
Dutch airline KLM to scrap up to 20 European flights a day
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France KLM, on Friday said it will scrap up to 20 daily flights to European destinations because of staff shortages. KLM and Schiphol Airport, which ser...
Jul 08, 2022
Irish government faces no-confidence vote after losing formal majority
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's main opposition party, Sinn Fein, said it will table a motion of no confidence in the government next Tuesday, testing the ruling coalition after it lost its formal majori...
Jul 08, 2022
Germany says it is at Japan’s side after Abe dies
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is at Japan's side, a German government spokesperson said in response to news that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday hours after he was shot while cam...
Jul 08, 2022
Kremlin: Russia has used only a fraction of its potential in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has used only a small portion of its potential in its "special military operation" in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday. President Vladimir Pu...
Jul 08, 2022
Ukraine foreign minister at G20 accuses Russia of playing “hunger games”
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Ukraine's Foreign Minister on Friday accused Russia of playing "hunger games" and said it has "no place at any international fora", during a virtual address to a G20 me...
Jul 08, 2022
Golf-British Open prize money increases to $14 million
(Reuters) - The prize money on offer for this year's British Open has increased by 22% to a total of $14 million, with the winner set to take home $2.5 million, organisers Royal and Ancient Golf Club ...
Jul 08, 2022
Russia says it destroyed two British-supplied anti-ship missile systems
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said in a briefing on Friday that Russian forces had destroyed two British-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missile systems in Ukraine's Odesa region overnight. ...
Jul 08, 2022
In mostly gun-free nation, Japanese stunned by Abe killing
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan struggled with shock and sadness on Friday, trying to come to terms with the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a nation where firearms are str...
Jul 08, 2022
Hungary’s budget deficit widens to 2.892 trillion forints by end-June
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary posted a 2.892 trillion forints ($7.21 billion) budget deficit in January-June, the Finance Ministry said on Friday, adding that Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government w...
Jul 08, 2022
