By Gleb Garanich and Herbert Villarraga KYIV/DONETSK PROVINCE FRONT LINE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainians cheered from their balconies while their air defences blasted Russian missiles and drones out of the sky in the first hours of 2023, as Moscow saw in the new year by attacking civilian targets across Ukraine. Ukrainian forces shot down 45 …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Two Palestinians, including a 17-year-old, were shot dead during clashes with the Israeli military near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin early on Monday, Palestinian sources said. A statement from the Israeli military confirmed soldiers were operating in the area in order to demolish the home of assailants Israel says were …
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By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russia has been targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure in a series of drone attacks early on Monday on Kyiv and the region surrounding it, officials said. Russia kept pounding Kyiv for the second night in a row, after firing a barrage of missiles over the capital on New Year’s Eve …
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has shelved plans for a major overhaul of the childcare system aimed at saving parents money and helping them return to work, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. The policy drive has been postponed indefinitely, and the scale of reforms under consideration is now expected to be much smaller …
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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis marked the Roman Catholic Church’s traditional World Day of Peace on Sunday but the start of the new year at the Vatican was overshadowed by the death of his predecessor, Benedict. Francis presided at a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica as the body of Benedict, who died …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The British arm of the Extinction Rebellion environmental group said on Sunday it would take a break from acts of public disruption in order to bring more people on board its campaign for urgent action to counter climate change. The grassroots group’s protests have previously included closing key roads and bridges in …
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By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Heavy falls in stock and bond markets over the last year have cut the combined value of the world’s sovereign wealth and public pension funds for the first time ever – and to the tune of $2.2 trillion, an annual study of the sector has estimated. The report on …
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By Sergiy Karazy and Nick Starkov KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that his only wish for all Ukrainians for 2023 was victory and resolved to stay the course while the country fights for it. “I want to wish all of us one thing – victory. And that’s the main thing. One wish …
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s finance minister expects inflation in Europe’s biggest economy to drop to 7% this year and to continue falling in 2024 and beyond, but believes high energy prices will become the new normal. “The target remains 2%. This must be a top priority for the European Central Bank and the German government,” …
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By Anthony Boadle and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s 580-day stretch behind bars imbued him with a renewed sense of social justice, the leftist’s allies and confidants said, convincing him of the need to prioritize ending poverty over boosting profits. Lula takes office on Sunday for an unprecedented …
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