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Three dead in Australia after Optus glitch disrupts emergency calls
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Three people in Australia have died after a technical failure at Optus, the country’s second-largest telecommunications provider, disrupted emergency call services. Read full story Date: 19 September, […]
Ukraine seeking new four-year lending programme with IMF
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s finance minister Serhii Marchenko said on Friday that the country was seeking a new four-year lending programme from the IMF. Read full story Date: 19 September, […]
Belarus expels Czech diplomat in tit-for-tat move
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarus’ foreign ministry said on Friday that it had ordered a Czech diplomat to leave the country and summoned a senior Polish diplomat for a meeting, after […]
Iran’s deputy foreign minister criticises European powers over sanctions plan
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran on Friday criticised a move by European powers to impose international sanctions by the end of the month if Tehran does not meet conditions, including access […]
China’s job market woes deepen as youth unemployment hits record since 2023
The youth jobless rate surged to 18.9 per cent in August – the highest level since Beijing changed the way it calculates the metric in 2023 Read full story Date: […]
Germany open to ideas on frozen Russian assets, finance minister says
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany wants to work productively on ideas regarding the use of Russian assets frozen in the European Union, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said in Copenhagen on Friday, […]
Spain backs EU efforts to use frozen Russian assets, cuts gas imports from Russia
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said on Friday his government supported the efforts made by the European Commission to monetize underlying frozen Russian assets held in the […]
UK sees ‘no evidence’ Russia’s Putin is interested in a negotiated peace with Ukraine, MI6 chief says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – MI6 chief Richard Moore said on Friday that he sees “no evidence” that Russian President Vladimir Putin has any interest in a negotiated peace short of Ukrainian capitulation. […]
Iraq fails to win US approval to import Turkmen gas via Iran
DUBAI/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s attempt to ease its chronic power shortage with gas from Turkmenistan routed through neighbouring Iran has failed under U.S. pressure, leaving Baghdad scrambling for alternatives to […]
South African minister meets USTR Greer for trade talks
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s Trade Minister Parks Tau met U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for talks, Tau’s office said on Friday, as Africa’s biggest economy tries to agree a deal […]