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Strong winds leave millions in Sao Paulo without power, cutting water and flights
SAO PAULO, Dec 11 (Reuters) – About 1.5 million homes and businesses were without electricity on Thursday after an extratropical cyclone swept through Sao Paulo’s metropolitan area, toppling trees and […]
EU aims to agree by Friday to long-term freeze of Russian central bank assets
BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) – European Union governments want to agree on Friday to freeze Russian central bank assets immobilised in Europe for as long as necessary, replacing the need […]
Factbox-How might Russia react to any EU decision to use its frozen assets for Ukraine?
MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The European Commission has proposed an unprecedented use of about 210 billion euros of frozen Russian sovereign assets to finance Ukraine. Read full story Date: […]
Ageing Germany set to get smaller and older, says stats office
BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Ageing Germany’s population could shrink by almost 10 million people, to around 75 million, by 2070 as the baby boomer generation gives way to much […]
Hungarian government spokesman denies report Orban plans to introduce presidential system
BUDAPEST, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Hungary’s government spokesman denied a media report on Thursday that Prime Minister Viktor Orban was about to introduce a “presidential system”. Read full story Date: […]
NATO’s Rutte warns allies they are Russia’s next target
BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) – NATO chief Mark Rutte on Thursday urged allies to step up defence efforts to prevent a war waged by Russia, that could be “on the […]
Exclusive-Bangladesh president wants to quit halfway through term, after February election
NEW DELHI, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Thursday he plans to step down midway through his term after February’s parliamentary election, telling Reuters he has […]
Bulgarian government resigns after weeks of street protests
SOFIA, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov handed in his government’s resignation on Thursday following weeks of street protests over its economic policies and its perceived failure […]
Germany, France, Spain move to end deadlock in fighter jet dispute
FRANKFURT, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Germany, France and Spain will try this week to break a deadlock over Europe’s next-generation fighter jet programme, a project worth up to 100 billion […]
Ukraine hits Russian oil rig in Caspian Sea for first time, official says
KYIV, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Ukrainian aerial drones struck a Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea for the first time on Thursday, halting production at the facility owned by […]