Analysis-Putin grows war economy but incomes suffer ‘lost decade’
LONDON (Reuters) - When President Vladimir Putin ran for re-election in 2018, he promised a "decisive breakthrough" in living standards.…
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ICC has no authority to probe Philippines, Marcos tells Germany’s Scholz
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has…
Sports and music lessons for China’s kids in sharp decline as purse strings tighten
BEIJING: Last August, Zhang Zhaolin pulled her 10-year-old son out of soccer classes that he loved after she was laid…
Britain to offer failed asylum seekers 3,000 pounds to move to Rwanda
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government is planning to pay asylum seekers up to 3,000 pounds ($3,836) each to move…
Navalny aide Volkov attacked with hammer in Lithuania
VILNIUS (Reuters) -Late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's long-time aide Leonid Volkov was assaulted with a hammer in the Lithuanian…
China’s new focus boosting global supply chains
BEIJING: China's focus on developing the high-end manufacturing sector and new quality productive forces will strengthen the world's industrial and…
Ukrainian troops to get Czech-sourced artillery shells in ‘foreseeable future’
KYIV (Reuters) - Outgunned Ukrainian troops fighting Russian forces will start to receive artillery rounds in the "foreseeable future" under…
Thousands protest in Slovakia against government’s policy toward Russia
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Slovakia's capital Bratislava on Tuesday to show support for…
Australian wine industry toasts expected end to China tariffs
SYDNEY: Australia's wine industry on Wednesday (March 13) toasted news that China could lift punitive tariffs within weeks, raising hopes…