HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s Parliament is likely to vote on Tuesday on a proposal to apply for membership of the NATO military alliance, in a historic policy shift prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. President Sauli Niinisto and the government decided officially on Sunday that Finland would apply for membership but the decision is pending …
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By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Top baby formula makers Reckitt Benckiser and Nestle have ramped up supplies to the United States to resolve a shortage that has emptied shelves and caused panic among parents. Baby formula aisles at U.S. supermarkets have been decimated since top U.S. manufacturer Abbott Laboratories in February recalled formulas after …
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By Rohith Nair (Reuters) -Tennis tournaments in Britain in the run-up to Wimbledon will go ahead as scheduled with full ranking points on offer despite a ban on Russian and Belarusian players, the men’s tennis governing body ATP said on Monday. The ATP Board said it had not yet made a decision on Wimbledon after …
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By Humeyra Pamuk ABU DHABI (Reuters) -President Joe Biden sent a high-powered U.S. delegation to the United Arab Emirates on Monday to offer condolences after the death of its ruler, in an apparent bid to repair frayed ties with Gulf Arab allies. Washington’s desire to improve relations with Gulf monarchies has become more urgent following …
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By Jenna Zucker and Gabriella Borter BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) -An investigation into the shooting of more than a dozen people in Buffalo, New York, turned on Monday to whether warning signs of the attack were missed, as public figures decried the suspect’s racist ideology and the spread of white supremacy. Authorities said Payton Gendron, 18, …
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By David Randall and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jupiter Asset Management, Azora Capital LP and billionaire Jon Yarbrough’s family office were among funds that sold all of their stakes in cryptocurrency company Coinbase Global Inc before the company fell nearly 30% to record lows in early May, according to filings released on Monday. …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Finland’s ambassador to Germany, Anne Sipilainen, is not worried about Russia’s threats over her country’s move to join NATO as she sees Finland as prepared for any kind of attack from Moscow, German newspaper Die Welt reported on Monday. Russia has said that it sees Finland’s and Sweden’s bids to join NATO …
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By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign ministers failed on Monday in their effort to pressure Hungary to lift its veto of a proposed oil embargo on Russia, with Lithuania saying the bloc was being “held hostage by one member state”. The ban on crude imports proposed by the European Commission in early May …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Finland’s ambassador to Germany, Anne Sipilainen, is not worried about Russia’s threats over her country’s move to join NATO as she sees Finland as prepared for any kind of attack from Moscow, German newspaper Die Welt reported on Monday. Russia has said that it sees Finland’s and Sweden’s bids to join NATO …
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By Elizabeth Pineau and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron picked Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne as his new prime minister on Monday as he prepares for legislative elections in June – only the second time in 30 years that a woman has got the job. “I want to dedicate my nomination to all …
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