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Russia blocks renewal of North Korea sanctions monitors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia vetoed on Thursday the annual renewal of a panel of experts monitoring enforcement of longstanding United Nations sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. The move comes ...
US consumer sentiment tops estimates in March to hit nearly 3-yr high, UMich says
(Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment rose unexpectedly in March to the highest in nearly three years thanks in part to growing confidence that inflation will keep softening. The University of Michigan's benchmark Consumer Sentiment Index rose to a ...
Caught up in concert shooting, a Russian woman said goodbye to the world
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian artist Alyona Kazinskaya likes to fill her social media feed with cheerful messages and vivid floral paintings. For 30 minutes last Friday night, it turned into a timeline of terror. Kazinskaya and a friend had bought ...
U.S. pending home sales increase moderately, NAR says
By Amina Niasse (Reuters) - Pending home sales in the U.S. rose 1.6% in February, spurred by modest inventory increases and job gains, a report on Thursday said. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Pending Home Sales index rose 1.6% to ...
France to provide UNRWA funding ensuring right conditions are met - foreign ministry
PARIS (Reuters) - France will provide over 30 million euros ($32.41 million) to United Nations Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA this year to support its operations amid the devastating war in Gaza, said the foreign ministry in Paris. "We will ...
Pakistan to investigate army's meddling in judiciary, law minister says
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will set up an inquiry commission to investigate accusations by six High Court judges of interference and intimidation by the country's powerful intelligence agencies in judicial decisions, the law ...
UN rights panel concerned by extrajudicial killings in Indonesia's Papua
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Committee said on Thursday it was concerned by extrajudicial killings in Indonesia's Papua province, where separatists and Indonesian troops have been fighting for decades. "The Committee is concerned by ...
Coastguards rescue 124 migrants off Spain's Canary Islands
By Borja Suarez GRAN CANARIA, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish coastguards rescued 124 migrants, including young children and a person needing a wheelchair, from two wooden boats in the seas off the Canary Islands on Thursday. One boat carrying 66 ...
Hungary prosecutors probe graft case tape leaked by former government insider
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian prosecutors are investigating statements made by a former government insider alleging attempts to influence a graft case, and have heard former justice minister Judit Varga as a witness, a chief prosecutor said on ...
On April 1, Canadian MPs will earn world's second-highest salary for elected officials
OTTAWA — On the same day Canadians will see an increase in the federal carbon tax, MPs will also see a little extra on their pay stubs. And with that April Fool’s Day pay increase, Canadian parliamentarians will become the second-best paid ...