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…
China opposes moves that escalate tensions on Korean Peninsula
BEIJING: China is committed to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, and opposes any words or deeds that…
Bulgaria holds another snap election to end political instability
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian voters head to the polling stations on Sunday for the sixth snap parliamentary election in three…
India’s Modi moves quickly to secure coalition support to form new government
NEW DELHI: India’s caretaker Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun the process of forming a coalition government, launching swiftly into…