Russia hikes import tariffs for consumer goods from ‘unfriendly countries’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia increased imports tariffs for consumer goods, including wine, beer, candies, biscuits and shampoo, produced in countries…
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Pioneering martial arts HK star Cheng Pei-pei dies at 78
HONG KONG: Renowned female action star Cheng Pei-pei, a pioneering figure in Hong Kong cinema, died in the United States…
Bangladesh shuts offices, imposes curfew to curb deadly job quota protests
DHAKA (Reuters) -Soldiers patrolled the deserted streets of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday and the government ordered all offices…
UN experts urge Belarus to free Nobel winner Bialiatski from prison
(Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus, was detained and…
North Korea leader Kim discusses military cooperation with Russian official, KCNA says
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received Russian vice minister of defence Aleksey Krivoruchko and discussed the importance…
Zelenskiy arrives in Downing Street to meet UK government cabinet
LONDON (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Downing Street on Friday where he was due to meet Prime…
Air India Boeing plane bound for San Francisco makes unscheduled landing in Russia
(Reuters) -An Air India plane flying from Delhi to San Francisco made a precautionary landing in the Russian region of…
Global tech outage eases after widespread disruption, new focus seen on risks
(Reuters) -Services from airlines to healthcare, shipping and finance were coming back online on Friday after a mistake in a…
French lawmakers re-elect Macron-ally Braun-Pivet as speaker in blow to left
PARIS (Reuters) - Lawmakers in France's National Assembly on Thursday handed centrist politician Yeael Braun-Pivet, a loyal ally of President…