Ukraine widens probe against Kremlin ally Medvedchuk
By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian prosecutors said on Friday they had widened an investigation into pro-Russian lawmaker Viktor Medvedchuk, accusing him of colluding with
Swedish king and queen have COVID-19 amid surge in cases
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia have tested positive for COVID-19, the palace said in a statement on Tuesday, amid rising infections in the Nordic nation driven by
New Zealand PM Ardern extends COVID-19 lockdown in Auckland
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that the country's biggest city Auckland will remain in lockdown for another two weeks as it looks to control the spread
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says oil company Petrobras will pay for free LPG
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday evening that state-controlled company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, known as Petrobras, has 3 billion reais ($575.5
Biden to push G20 energy producing countries to boost production
By Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason ROME (Reuters) -U.S.
Lebanese carry ‘worthless’ stacks of cash after currency crash
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Restaurant owner Antoine Haddad has been in business for over 35 years but says he is running out of hope as Lebanon struggles with one of the deepest financial crises of modern
UK government makes U-turn on corruption rule change as lawmaker quits
By Andrew MacAskill and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government made an embarrassing U-turn on Thursday on plans to overhaul the system for combating
Locked-up and fed-up: Australian voters put prime minister on notice
By Jonathan Barrett and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Kathy Chalker, a Sydney art studio owner, is just the sort of voter Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison needs to win the country's next
Little food and water for Congolese fleeing volcano
May 28, 2021 By Djaffar Al Katanty SAKE, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Families fleeing a volcano eruption in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said...
Switzerland’s $6.5 billion fighter decision nears after years of delay
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's government was meeting on Wednesday to pick a next-generation fighter plane after a decade-long political tug-of-war over a 6 billion Swiss franc ($6.5