'$500 for everyone': Belarus leader's Soviet-style economy wears thin for some voters
MINSK (Reuters) – Under President Alexander Lukashenko, the average monthly wage in Belarus has risen in dollar terms to $500 from $50 in [...]
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Four crew members on Norway cruise ship in hospital with COVID-19
The rest of the crew members on the Roald Amundsen have been quarantined on the ship. Four crew members on a Norwegian cruise [...]
U.S. urges Pakistan to act after American charged with blasphemy shot in court
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The United States urged Pakistan on Thursday to take action over the killing of an American national in a [...]
On trial on riot charges, Hong Kong newlyweds prepared for life apart
HONG KONG (Reuters) – For Valentine’s Day this year, Henry Tong gave his wife, Elaine To, a photo book. It holds the memories [...]
Coronavirus will cost banks over $2 trillion in loan losses: S&P Global
LONDON (Reuters) – The coronavirus crisis will cost banks across the world a combined $2.1 trillion in losses on loans by the end [...]
Criminals cash in on rush to buy coronavirus protective gear, U.N. says
VIENNA (Reuters) – A rush by countries to buy personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic has created an opportunity for criminal groups, [...]
Boeing settles nearly all Lion Air 737 MAX crash claims: filing
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co has reached settlement agreements in more than 90% of the wrongful death claims filed in federal court after [...]
Epstein red flags, Russian models land Deutsche Bank $150 million fine
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank will pay a $150 million fine from a New York regulator for allowing disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein [...]
U.S. ambassador appears on Lebanese TV despite court-imposed ban
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese media broadcast interviews with the U.S. ambassador on Sunday, ignoring a ruling by a judge who banned the diplomat [...]
Graft probe of Brazil president's son moved to special court
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s corruption investigation targeting President Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son will move to a special Rio de Janeiro court, [...]