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KYIV (Reuters) – An International Monetary Fund monitoring mission started work on Monday on the second review of a $15.6 billion multi-year loan program for Ukraine. Vahram Stepanyan, IMF’s resident representative, said in a statement that the discussions with the Ukrainian government would be held on recent economic developments and fiscal, financial and structural policies. The IMF’s four-year programme for Kyiv is part of a $115-billion global package to support […]

JOSEVIK, Kosovo (Reuters) – Kosovar police units in armoured vehicles moved in to secure and search a village in north Kosovo on Monday, a day after four people were killed in a shootout there between police and ethnic Serb gunmen in the restive region. The gunmen stormed the village of Banjska on Sunday, battling police and barricading themselves into a Serbian Orthodox monastery. Police retook the monastery late on Sunday, […]

(Reuters) – Australia’s Star Entertainment Group said on Monday it was raising A$750 million ($481.43 million) via equity placement under its broader refinancing process to improve its funding arrangements and capital structure. ($1 = 1.5579 Australian dollars) (Reporting by Aishwarya Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Monday the top civil servant in its home affairs department would stand aside during an inquiry into accusations that he intervened in politics to promote favoured politicians, attack opponents and push for media censorship. Michael Pezzullo, the secretary of the powerful department, will make way for a new acting head during the investigation, said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of the ruling Labor […]

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese video game company Capcom enjoyed a 6% jump in its stock price on Monday as gamers flocked to the mobile instalment of its long-running “Monster Hunter” franchise, developed with “Pokemon Go” maker Niantic. “Monster Hunter Now”, which combines monster fighting action with the location-based gameplay of “Pokemon Go”, has been downloaded 5 million times since its Sept. 14 launch, Niantic said last week. […]

JOSEVIK, Kosovo (Reuters) – Kosovar police units in armoured vehicles moved in to secure and search a village in north Kosovo on Monday, a day after four people were killed in a shootout there between police and ethnic Serb gunmen in the restive region. The gunmen stormed the village of Banjska on Sunday, battling police and barricading themselves into a Serbian Orthodox monastery. Police retook the monastery late on Sunday, […]

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia may on Tuesday issue a regulation on the use of social media to sell goods in the country, President Joko Widodo said, a move intended to quell threats to offline markets in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. Ministers have repeatedly said that e-commerce sellers using predatory pricing on social media platforms are threatening offline markets in Indonesia, with some officials specifically citing the video platform TikTok as […]

JOSEVIK, Kosovo (Reuters) – Kosovar police units in armoured vehicles moved in to secure and search a village in north Kosovo on Monday, a day after four people were killed in a shootout there between police and ethnic Serb gunmen in the restive region. The gunmen stormed the village of Banjska on Sunday, battling police and barricading themselves into a Serbian Orthodox monastery. Police retook the monastery late on Sunday, […]

By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights office has expressed concern about the arrest of a Vietnamese green energy expert, who had collaborated with U.N. and U.S. agencies, just days after President Joe Biden signed business and human rights deals with Hanoi on a visit. Hanoi police on Sept. 15 detained Ngo Thi To Nhien, Executive Director of the Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition (VIET), an independent […]