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Swedish economy shrinks as pandemic and war pinch exports

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden’s economy slowed sharply in the first quarter of the year, data from the...

30th May, 2022

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Analysis-Safe as houses? Rising rates test foundations of property boom

By Francesco Canepa and Julie Gordon (Reuters) – In Toronto’s far-flung suburbs, just a few months a...

30th May, 2022

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Ukraine war hits Africa’s most vulnerable as aid costs spike

By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – A small charity broke ground this year on a clinic in norther...

30th May, 2022

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Prince William holds future of British monarchy in his hands

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – While nearly all attention will be focused next week on Queen E...

27th May, 2022

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Analysis-Russia’s ‘political’ debt default sets emerging market precedent

By Davide Barbuscia and Sujata Rao NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Russia is on the cusp of a unique kin...

27th May, 2022

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to stop playing around with Russi...

27th May, 2022

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No work and nowhere to live: a rural migrant’s ordeal in locked-down Shanghai

By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) – When Shanghai began its draconian COVID-19 lockdown two m...

27th May, 2022

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Analysis-As N.Korea gears up for potential nuclear test, missiles get little domestic fanfare

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean state media has kept quiet about a recent flurry of m...

26th May, 2022

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Ukraine says Russia shells more than 40 towns in Donbas push

By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Russian forces shelled more than 40 towns in Ukrai...

26th May, 2022

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Analysis-Russia prepares to seize western firms looking to leave

By John O’Donnell (Reuters) – Russia is advancing a new law allowing it to take control of the local...

26th May, 2022

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IAEA at ‘very difficult juncture’ with Iran on unanswered questions

By Dmitry Zhdannikov DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Talks with Iran aimed at ending a long standoff...

25th May, 2022

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Russia pushed closer to brink of default after U.S. payment license expires

By Daphne Psaledakis and Karin Strohecker WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -The United States pushed Russ...

25th May, 2022