A worker checks pipes at a gas compressor station on the Yamal-Europe pipeline near Nesvizh, some 130 km (81 miles) southwest of Minsk December 29, 2006.REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMOSCOW, Dec 31 (Reuters) – The Yamal-Europe pipeline that usually delivers Russian gas to Western Europe was sending fuel back to Poland…Continue Reading
Mah Tial, who fled from Myanmar, eats a meal with her family members inside a house at Farkawn village near the India-Myanmar border, in the northeastern state of Mizoram, India, November 21, 2021. Picture taken November 21, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriFARKAWN, India, Dec 31 (Reuters) – For more than a decade, Mah Tial said she…Continue Reading
Trucks and shipping containers are pictured at Haydarpasa port in Istanbul, Turkey April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Yoruk IsikISTANBUL, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign trade deficit grew 6.9% year-on-year in November to $5.402 billion according to the general trade system, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Friday.Turkey’s November exports climbed 33.7% and imports rose…Continue Reading
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMost equities gain in 2021; Malaysian shares declineThai baht set for worst year since 2000S.Korean won declines about 9%, worst year since 2008Indian rupee on track for fourth year of lossesDec 31 (Reuters) – Most Asian currencies were on course to end the second year of the pandemic…Continue Reading
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMost equities gain in 2021; Malaysian shares declineThai baht set for worst year since 2000S.Korean won declines about 9%, worst year since 2008Indian rupee on track for fourth year of lossesDec 31 (Reuters) – Most Asian currencies were on course to end the second year of the pandemic…Continue Reading
US Videos Posted A fierce, wind-driven wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes, injured at least a half dozen people and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents in and around two towns near Denver in Colorado state, authorities said on Thursday. Dhruv Tikekar reports.Continue Reading
South Korean ousted leader Park Geun-hye arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji /File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSEOUL, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was released from prison on Friday nearly five years after being convicted of corruption, fuelling debate over…Continue Reading
SHEDAI CAMP, Afghanistan (AP) — In a sprawling settlement of mud brick huts in western Afghanistan housing people displaced by drought and war, a woman is fighting to save her daughter.Aziz Gul’s husband sold the 10-year-old girl into marriage without telling his wife, taking a down-payment so he could feed his family of five children.…Continue Reading
Residents salvage what’s left of the their damaged homes caused by Typhoon Rai in Cebu city, central Philippines on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. (Image: AP)Rai was the 15th and deadliest typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian nation this year.Reuters ManilaLast Updated:December 31, 2021, 11:52 ISTFOLLOW US ON:The Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai has crossed…Continue Reading
A street vendor sells Dalgona candy from the Korean Netflix series “Squid Game” at a Dalgona shop in Seoul, South Korea, October 1, 2021. (Credits: REUTERS/ Heo Ran)Unvaccinated people can only dine out alone, or use takeout or delivery services.Reuters SeoulLast Updated:December 31, 2021, 11:35 ISTFOLLOW US ON:South Korea said on Friday it will extend…Continue Reading