IMF board approves $1.8 billion for Senegal, frees $216 million immediately
(Reuters) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund approved a 3-year Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility
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Month: June 2023
Israel says 2 rockets launched from Jenin in West Bank, no reported injuries
Jerusalem (Reuters) – The Israeli military said two rockets were launched from the West Bank city of Jenin on Monday
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Leaders of Russia, UAE hold phone call on mutiny attempt in Russia
(Reuters) – Leaders of Russia and the United Arab Emirates held a phone call, the Kremlin and UAE’s state news
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Saudi Aramco sees ‘sound’ oil outlook for H2 on China, India demand
Kuala Lumpur (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) believes market fundamentals remain “sound” for the second half as demand from emerging markets led
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Defying high prices, Muslim pilgrims head to Mecca for haj
Reuters Abu Rahal was one of more than 2 million haj pilgrims expected to attend the 2023 pilgrimage season this
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Pakistan summons US deputy mission chief over US-India statement
Islamabad (Reuters) – Pakistan’s foreign ministry on Monday summoned the U.S. embassy’s deputy chief of mission to express concern over
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Pakistan central bank raises main interest rate by 100 bps to 22%
Karachi (Reuters) – Pakistan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 22% at an emergency
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Pro-government ethnic militias in east Myanmar shift loyalty to join fighters against military rule
Bangkok (AP) — Units of an ethnic militia in eastern Myanmar that is nominally part of the military have switched
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Israel OK’s plans for thousands of new settlement homes. Move defies White House calls for restraint
Jerusalem (AP) — Israel’s far-right government on Monday approved plans to build thousands of new homes in Jewish settlements in
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Netherlands and Belgium join international probe into crimes against Yazidis in Syria and Iraq
The Hague (AP) — The Netherlands and Belgium have joined an international investigation into atrocities committed against the Yazidi minority
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