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New Zealand lists Hamas as terrorist group, sanctions 'extremist' Israeli settlers
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand on Thursday listed Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in its entirety as a terrorist entity and imposed travel bans on "extremist" Israeli settlers whom it said had commit...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
China rolls over $2 billion loan to Pakistan, finance minister says
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - China has rolled over a $2 billion loan to Pakistan, caretaker finance minister Shamshad Akhtar confirmed in a response to Reuters on Thursday. The $2 billion loan was due in Mar...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
Embattled Japan PM faces ethics committee to save popularity and budget
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - Fumio Kishida will on Thursday become the first sitting Japanese prime minister to appear before a parliamentary ethics committee, as he seeks to draw a line under...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
China promises investment in impoverished Sierra Leone
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to encourage Chinese firms to invest in minerals-rich but economically ailing Sierra Leone as part of Beijing's long-term drive to deepen econo...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
Indonesia aims to become OECD member in 2 to 3 years, senior minister says
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia aims to complete the accession to become the member of Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) within two to three years, a senior cabin...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
North Korea's Kim seeks 'industry revolution' in rural areas amid widening inequality
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an "industry revolution" in rural regions by building factories nationwide, state media KCNA said on Thursday, amid chr...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
New Zealand to review forestry component of emission trading scheme
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand government on Thursday said it would launch an independent review of costs associated with the forestry component of the country's Emissions Trading Scheme. Todd...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
US considers airdropping aid into Gaza as land deliveries slow, US official says
By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is considering airdropping aid from U.S. military planes into Gaza as land deliveries become increasingly difficult...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
Philippines' Marcos says he remains firm in defending sovereignty
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said in an address to the Australian parliament on Thursday he would not allow any foreign power to taken "even one square inch" of the coun...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024
Britain seeks 'urgent reversal' of fall in childhood vaccination rates
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will on Thursday launch a drive to boost childhood vaccination rates, health authorities said, seeking an "urgent reversal" to a fall in uptake as the country faces a worsen...
Thomson Reuters Feb 28, 2024

