Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French army says killed close to 40 militants in strike in Niger
PARIS (Reuters) - The French army said on Thursday forces from its Operation Barkhane in West Africa had killed close to 40 militants in a strike near the border of Niger with Burkina Faso on June 14....
Jun 17, 2022
One third of Sudanese facing acute food insecurity – WFP
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - More than a third of Sudan's population is currently facing acute food insecurity, the World Food Programme said on Thursday, with inadequate funds to cope. The U.N. agency said t...
Jun 17, 2022
Nigeria’s Abubakar picks southern governor as 2023 election running mate
By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's main opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar on Thursday picked a governor from the oil producing Delta state as running mate for next year's...
Jun 17, 2022
Exclusive: China firms in advanced talks with Qatar for gas field stakes, LNG offtake – sources
By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's national oil majors are in advanced talks with Qatar to invest in the North Field East expansion of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project ...
Jun 17, 2022
Sudan protester shot dead as protests flare following military-civilian meeting
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A protester was shot dead as anti-military protests flared in parts of Khartoum and nearby Omdurman on Thursday, a week after military leaders and the former ruling civilian coali...
Jun 17, 2022
Ukraine says evacuation from Sievierodonetsk chemical plant ‘impossible’
KYIV (Reuters) - The evacuation of 568 civilians sheltering in bunkers under the Azot chemical plant in the embattled city of Sievierodonetsk is currently impossible due to shelling and heavy fighting...
Jun 17, 2022
China likely to keep lending benchmark LPR unchanged amid global central bank tightening
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - About 90% of traders and analysts in a Reuters survey expected China to keep benchmark interest rates unchanged at its monthly fixing on Monday, as global central bank tightening ...
Jun 17, 2022
France’s Macron: I will continue to speak to Putin whenever useful
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said in a BFM television interview that while France will do all it can to help Ukraine win its war with Russia, he will continue to speak with Russi...
Jun 17, 2022
Factbox: Companies sell their businesses in Russia
(Reuters) - Some Western companies have agreed to sell their Russian assets or hand them over to local managers as they scramble to comply with sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and deal with threat...
Jun 17, 2022
NBA-‘It’s going to hurt’: Despite Finals letdown Celtics see bright future
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka consoled his young team after their defeat in the NBA Finals series on Thursday by saying the pain will subside and brighter days lay ah...
Jun 17, 2022
