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By Andrey Ostroukh and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian government reshuffle that brought in a new first deputy prime minister and a new economy minister is an attempt … Read More

LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s Congress on Tuesday formally accepted the November resignation of leftist leader Evo Morales and his deputy Álvaro García Linera, rubber stamping the end of his … Read More

MADRID (Reuters) – At least eight people have been killed as Storm Gloria has rampaged across eastern Spain, unleashing winds of up to 144 kmh (90 mph) and waves up … Read More

MADRID (Reuters) – Powerful Storm Gloria lashed parts of Spain on Sunday with high winds, heavy rain and snow, forcing the closure of Alicante airport and killing one man in … Read More

By Ankit Ajmera (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s <BA.N> bill for the 737 MAX grounding could balloon to more than $25 billion, analysts estimated on Wednesday, a day after the U.S. … Read More

BISSAU (Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau’s national electoral commission confirmed former Prime Minister Umaro Cissoko Embalo as winner of the presidential ballot on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court threw the result into … Read More

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday that the government was about to announce the formation of an independent committee to study the situation in … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the release of U.S.-Israeli citizen Naama Issachar during a visit to Israel on Thursday with her mother and Israel’s prime minister, … Read More

By Anne Marie Roantree DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday that the government had been very vigilant over the coronavirus, adding that the rapid … Read More

ATHENS (Reuters) – Top judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou became Greece’s first woman president on Wednesday when lawmakers elected her head of state in a rare display of unity. Sakellaropoulou, 64, has … Read More