Hong Kong provides loans worth HK$19b to ailing SMEs during pandemic
HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has provided loans worth nearly HK$19 billion (US$2.43 billion) to small…
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South Africa’s ANC meets to decide on preferred partners to govern
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -African National Congress leaders held talks on Thursday to try to agree on potential partners to form a…
EU to consider leveraging windfall profits from Russian assets after G7 summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers will consider a G7 plan for leveraging windfall profits generated by Russian assets,…
Modi’s appeal clouded in India election by prices, jobs, graft, survey says
NEW DELHI: Lack of jobs, high inflation and falling income in India led voters to rein in support for Prime…
Boeing Starliner capsule nears first crewed ISS docking as new issues arise
(Reuters) -Boeing's new Starliner capsule and its inaugural two-member NASA crew were set to approach the International Space Station for…
IAEA Board passes resolution against Iran on cooperation, inspectors
VIENNA (Reuters) -The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on Iran to step…
Mexico’s ruling coalition still short of two-thirds Senate majority
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's ruling MORENA party and its allies will likely have 83 senators in the next Congress…
In heated debate, Britain’s Sunak, Starmer go head-to-head on the economy
LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour challenger Keir Starmer went head-to-head on Tuesday over how to boost Britain's…
Macron pays tribute to civilian victims of D-Day bombings in Normandy
SAINT-LO, France (Reuters) -As world leaders gathered to celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute…