(Refiles to insert dropped word “like” in quote, paragraph 4) By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks ended in the red on Friday, falling to two-month lows as a warning of impending global slowdown from FedEx hastened investors’ flight to safet…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa to discuss climate change, energy transition with Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday he wanted to discuss climate change and fears related to energy transition in his talk with U.S. President Joe Biden. A U.S. official said earlier that Biden, from his side, …
Sanctions hamper Russia’s ability to make advanced weapons, NATO says
By Andrius Sytas TALLINN (Reuters) – Western sanctions are starting to hurt Russia’s ability to make advanced weaponry for the war in Ukraine, a top NATO military adviser told Reuters on Friday, although he added Russian industry could still manufactur…
Tunisian journalists denounce president’s law on prison terms for false information
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s president on Friday decreed a law imposing prison terms for spreading false information or rumours online, a move immediately denounced by the main journalists’ union as an assault on freedom of speech. President Kais Saied …
Dutch town takes Twitter to court to remove conspiracy theories
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A small Dutch town took Twitter to court on Friday to demand the social media giant takes down all messages relating to a supposed ring of satan-worshipping paedophiles that were alleged to have been active in the town in the 1980…
Mourners brave 24-hour wait in chilly London to see the queen’s coffin
By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – The entry to an already miles-long queue to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state in London resumed after a pause on Friday, with the government saying the current wait-time is over 24 hours, in temperatures set to p…
Top Congo presidential adviser resigns after allegedly requesting bribe on tape
KINSHASA (Reuters) – A top adviser to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s president Felix Tshisekedi has resigned after he was allegedly caught on tape negotiating a corrupt mineral deal, an allegation he denies. Tshisekedi took office in 2019 promising…
U.S. energy chief Granholm meets with New England governors on fuel supplies
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with the governors of six states in the U.S. Northeast on Thursday to talk about their concerns about soaring fuel costs heading into winter, the Department of Energy …
WHO ‘strongly advises against’ use of two COVID treatments
By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) – Two COVID-19 antibody therapies are no longer recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), on the basis that Omicron and the variant’s latest offshoots have likely rendered them obsolete. The two therapies – …
Ukraine: urgently needed spare parts delivered to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom said urgently needed spare parts and diesel fuel had on Friday been delivered to the Zaporizhzhia atomic power station, which is occupied by Russian troops. In a statement, Energoatom said the part…