DAKAR (Reuters) -Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) has claimed responsibility for an attack in eastern Congo that killed nearly 100 people, the SITE Intelligence Group said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Anait MiridzhanianEditing by Bate Felix)
LONDON (Reuters) – Investors snapped up traditional safe-haven assets on Tuesday, sending gold briefly to a new record high, after the Israeli military said it carried out an attack on Hamas leadership in Qatar, marking an escalation of the conflict in the region. The Japanese yen held on to the day’s gains, while the price …
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WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will get 43.7 billion euros ($51.3 billion) under a European Union programme to boost its defence capabilities, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, as Warsaw builds up its armed forces due to what it sees as an increased Russian threat. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence that …
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By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) – No horse racing will take place in Britain on September 10 as jockeys, trainers and racecourses stage their first strike, protesting a government review that could raise taxes on remote bets. The stoppage marks the first time the sport has voluntarily halted racing in its history. WHAT IS THE …
WASHINGTON, 9 sep (Reuters) – El indicador principal de la tasa de pobreza en Estados Unidos no cambió significativamente en 2024, situándose en el 12,9%, informó el martes la Oficina del Censo de Estados Unidos, y la llamada tasa oficial de pobreza fue del 10,6%. En 2023, la medida de pobreza suplementaria, ajustada a las …
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By George Obulutsa and Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya aims to carry out a pioneering $1 billion debt-for-food security swap by March next year, a finance ministry document showed on Tuesday, as the country looks to novel solutions to ease its hefty debt burden. The plan is expected to work in a similar way …
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(Reuters) -Drones launched by the Rapid Support Forces targeted vital installations in the Sudanese army-controlled Khartoum state on Tuesday morning, including the capital, the first such attacks in months, according to residents and the paramilitary. The Tasis Coalition of armed groups and political parties led by the RSF claimed responsibility for the attacks that it …
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Berlin (Reuters) – Die Regierungsparteien SPD und Union ringen um eine gemeinsame Linie zu den EU-Klimaschutzzielen für die Automobilindustrie. Die Union forderte zur Eröffnung der Internationalen Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) am Dienstag, dass die EU-Vorgabe fallen müsse, dass Neuzulassungen ab 2035 emissionsfrei sein müssen. “Ich halte es für überfällig, dass das Verbrenner-Verbot gekippt wird”, sagte der Parlamentarische …
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PARIS (Reuters) -Francois-Henri Pinault, chairman of the privately-owned holding company Artemis that controls Gucci-owner Kering, said on Tuesday that Artemis’ 29% stake in sportswear maker Puma was “not strategic.” Asked about reports that the holding company was sounding out buyers for its $1 billion puma stake, Pinault said at an extraordinary shareholders meeting: “We retain …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian lawmakers elected C.P. Radhakrishnan, a former parliamentarian from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, as the country’s new vice president on Tuesday, more than a month after the previous incumbent quit abruptly. Jagdeep Dhankhar, whose term as vice president was to expire in 2027, resigned in July citing health …
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