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By Jan Lopatka (Reuters) – Slovakia’s liberal Progresivne Slovensko (Progressive Slovakia) party will maintain the country’s support for Ukraine in line with European and NATO partners if it wins power in an election later this month, its leader said. Progresivne Slovensko leader Michal Simecka cast the Sept. 30 election as a decision between continuity and a sharp change if former prime minister Robert Fico’s SMER-SSD party forms the next government. […]

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday called on the ruling coalition, democratic opposition and local authorities to pull together to overcome the “mildew of red tape, risk averseness and despondency” that has spread across Europe’s largest economy in recent years. “The citizens are fed up with this standstill, and I am too,” Scholz said in a speech to the Bundestag lower […]

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – African leaders on Wednesday proposed new global taxes to fund climate change action in a declaration that will form the basis of their negotiating position at November’s COP28 summit. The Nairobi Declaration capped the three-day Africa Climate Summit in Kenya, which was dominated by discussions of how to mobilise financing to adapt to increasingly extreme weather, conserve natural resources and develop renewable energy. Despite […]

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles’ rearranged state visit to France this month will cement improved Anglo-French relations as the two countries seek to strengthen ties that were strained by Brexit, British officials said. Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will travel across the Channel on Sept. 20 for a three-day visit during which the king will address the French Senate, attend a banquet at the Palace of […]

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday called on the ruling coalition, democratic opposition and local authorities to pull together to overcome the “mildew of red tape, risk averseness and despondency” that has spread across Europe’s largest economy in recent years. “The citizens are fed up with this standstill, and I am too,” Scholz said in a speech to the Bundestag lower […]

By Samuel Indyk and Ankur Banerjee LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar held close to a six-month peak as jitters over China and global growth weighed on risk appetite, while the yen strengthened as Japan’s top currency diplomat sent a warning about the currency after it earlier dropped to a 10-month low. The yen strengthened by as much as 0.4% to 147.02 per U.S. dollar after Japan’s top currency diplomat, Masato […]

By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – Moderna on Wednesday said clinical trial data showed its updated COVID-19 vaccine will likely be effective against the highly-mutated BA.2.86 subvariant of the coronavirus that has raised fears of a resurgence of infections. The company said its shot generated an 8.7-fold increase in neutralizing antibodies in humans against BA.2.86, which is being tracked by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease […]

(Reuters) -Three U.S. airlines on Wednesday warned of higher fuel costs in the third quarter due to a jump in crude prices, adding to the pressures the industry already faces from expensive labor contracts. While Alaska Air Group cut its pre-tax margin forecast for the quarter, Southwest Airlines said it continues to expect a “solid profit”. United Airlines said it expects capacity, operating revenue and cost per available seat mile, […]

NAIROBI (Reuters) – African leaders on Wednesday proposed new global taxes to fund climate change action in a declaration that will form the basis of their negotiating position at November’s COP28 summit. (Reporting by Aaron Ross; Editing by Hereward Holland) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com