Sudan Changes Banknotes, Boosting Coffers but Drawing Criticism
Unlike in previous currency exchanges, in order to receive the new 500 ($0.20) and 1,000 ($0.50) pound notes people have had to deposit their old notes in a bank and are then allowed to withdraw ...
Middle East Latest: Body Recovered in Gaza Confirmed to Be 23-Year-Old Hamzah AlZayadni
Israel’s army has confirmed that one of the bodies recovered from Gaza earlier this week was that of 23-year-old hostage ...
Two Weeks In, South Korea's Latest Leader Choi Walks Political Tightrope
SEOUL (Reuters) - Two weeks after becoming South Korea's second acting president, Choi Sang-mok faces not only the task of ...
China in Contact With WHO on Respiratory Diseases, Says Foreign Ministry
The Chinese government takes the health of its people and that of foreign nationals in China seriously, but the HMPV is not a ...
Supermarket in Russian-Held City of Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine Was Struck by Ukrainian Army, TASS Says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A supermarket in the Russian-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine has been struck by the Ukrainian army wounding at least two people, Russia's TASS state news agency said on ...
China Says Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hit 13 Billion Tons in 2021
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China emitted 13 billion metric tons of climate-warming greenhouse gases in 2021, up 4.3% from a year ...
Edison Denies LA Wildfire Involvement as Insurers Ask It to Preserve Evidence
The wind whips embers in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during ...
Analysis-China Central Bank Is Moving Faster Towards Its Policy Limits
The PBOC's seven-day reverse repo rate, its new benchmark policy rate since last year, stands at 1.5% after a total of 30 basis point (bps) cuts in 2024. It is 203 bps lower than in May 2012, the ...
Tanker Hit by Houthi Rebels That Threatened a Red Sea Oil Spill Has Been Salvaged
An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea and threatened a massive oil spill has been “successfully” salvaged ...
Norway's December Core Inflation Lower Than Expected
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's core inflation rate eased more than expected in December, Statistics Norway (SSB) data showed on Friday, supporting forecasts that interest rates will begin to decline this ...
MSF Suspends Operations at Key Hospital in Sudan's Capital
CAIRO/GENEVA (Reuters) - Medical aid agency MSF said on Friday it has been forced to suspend its activities at one of the few ...
Analysis-Efforts to End Kurdish Militant Conflict in Turkey Face Syria Test
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation of Kurdish forces in Syria and uncertainty about ...