Summary Melnichenko ceded control of coal, fertilizer firms to wife Cession occurred the day before EU imposed sanctions on him Transfers of assets fuel doubts over sanctions’ effectiveness ISTANBUL/BRUSSELS, May 27 (Reuters) – Russian businessman Andrey Melnichenko ceded control of two of the world’s largest coal and fertilizers […]
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Russia-backed separatists claimed they captured a railway hub city in eastern Ukraine as Moscow’s forces pushed to gain more ground Friday by pounding another Ukrainian-held area where authorities say 1,500 people have died since the start of the war. With Russia’s offensive in Ukraine’s industrial […]
LONDON — The World Health Organization says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the unusual disease, but described the epidemic as “containable” and proposed creating a stockpile to equitably share the limited vaccines and drugs available […]
KYIV, Ukraine — Moscow pressed the West on Thursday to lift sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, seeking to shift the blame for a growing food crisis that has been worsened by Kyiv’s inability to ship millions of tons of grain and other agricultural products due to […]
NEW DELHI — For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s northern Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall. Many see it as an example of religious coexistence in a country where bouts of deadly […]
Summary Somalia suffers worst drought in decades, millions need aid Crops shrivel and livestock die on parched scrubland With Ukraine taking attention, aid and money slow to come DOLLOW, Somalia, May 25 (Reuters) – Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny bodies of […]
UVALDE, Texas — The 18-year-old gunman who slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school barricaded himself inside a single classroom and “began shooting anyone that was in his way,” authorities said Wednesday in detailing the latest mass killing to rock the U.S. Law enforcement […]
Summary Companies Kharkiv to reopen metro after Russian forces driven back Russia tries to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin cities Corpses still being found in Russian-held Mariupol Pro-Russian leader’s home searched in Moldova KYIV/SLOVYANSK, Ukraine, May 24 (Reuters) – Russian forces were conducting an all-out assault on Tuesday […]
COLOMBO, May 20 – Sri Lanka’s prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to boost productivity. A decision in April last year by President Gotabaya […]
May 23 – The World Health Organization does not have evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated, a senior executive at the U.N. agency said on Monday, noting the infectious disease that is endemic in west and central Africa has tended not to change. Rosamund Lewis, head of […]
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