Fears for Mariupol defenders after surrender to Russia
By Natalia Zinets
MARIUPOL, Ukraine, May 18 (Reuters) - Concerns grew on Wednesday for the welfare of more than 250 Ukrainian fighters who surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks...
Food inflation pain puts emerging markets between rock and hard place
LONDON/ISTANBUL/CAIRO — Like for millions of people in developing and emerging market countries around the world, shopping for staple foods has turned from a...
Japan announces limited ‘test tourism’ from May as step to full...
TOKYO — Japan said on Tuesday it would start conducting “test tourism” in the form of limited package tours in May as a way...
Ukrainian troops evacuate from Mariupol, ceding control to Russia
KYIV/NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port...
UNICEF expects ‘catastrophic’ levels of child malnutrition
LONDON — The cost of life-saving treatment for the most severely malnourished children is set to jump by up to 16% due to Russia’s...
California church shooter upset over Taiwan-China tensions -police
By Sharon Bernstein and Andrew Hay
The man accused of killing a doctor and wounding five other people in a shooting at a Taiwanese-American church banquet in California methodically planned the attack because he was upset over Chinese-Taiwanese tensions,...
China’s COVID controls will impact foreign investment for years – US lobby
SHENZHEN, China - China's strict COVID-19 controls will hamper foreign investment into the country for years to come as limits on travel block the pipeline for projects, the President of the American Chamber of Commerce...
Musk suggests that he could seek to cut price for Twitter buy
By Katie Paul, Krystal Hu and Hyunjoo Jin
Elon Musk suggested on Monday that he could seek a lower price for Twitter Inc TWTR.N, saying that there could be at least four...
Ukrainian troops evacuate from Mariupol, ceding control to Russia
By Natalia Zinets
KYIV/NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine - Ukraine's military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after months of bombardment.
The...
Iraq balks at greater Chinese control of its oilfields
By Sarah McFarlane and Aref Mohammed
LONDON/BASRA - Iraq's oil ministry thwarted three prospective deals last year that would have handed Chinese firms more control over its oilfields and led to an exodus of international oil majors that Baghdad...
Shanghai targets return to normal life starting June 1
SHANGHAI/BEIJING — Shanghai set out plans on Monday for the return of more normal life from June 1 and the end of a painful coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown that has lasted more than six weeks and contributed to a sharp slowdown in China’s economic activity.
Sweden, Finland NATO membership seen to increase Baltic security
BERLIN — Sweden and Finland joining NATO would increase the security of the Baltic region, Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets said.