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Exclusive-Brazil’s Lula says he will discuss Trump tariffs with BRICS group

6 Aug 2025

By Brad Haynes and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva presented himself as a torchbearer for multilateralism in a fractured world in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday, revealing plans to call the leaders of India and China to discuss a joint BRICS response to tariffs on U.S. imports imposed …

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UK scientists find genes linked with chronic fatigue syndrome

6 Aug 2025

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Researchers at the University of Edinburgh said on Wednesday they have discovered differences in the DNA of people with chronic fatigue syndrome that should help dispel the notion that the debilitating condition is psychological or driven by laziness. Their study found eight areas of genetic code that are different in people …

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Switzerland facing 39% US tariff as president leaves Washington empty-handed

6 Aug 2025

By John Revill and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON/ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter left Washington empty-handed on Wednesday after a hastily arranged trip to avert a crippling 39% tariff on the country’s exports to the United States, its biggest market, three sources familiar with the matter said. Keller-Sutter said she had a “very good meeting” with …

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Russian shelling kills three in southeastern Ukrainian town of Nikopol, governor says

6 Aug 2025

(Reuters) -Russian artillery shelling killed three people and injured four on Wednesday in the southeastern Ukrainian town of Nikopol, the regional governor said. Serhiy Lysak, governor of Dnipropetrovsk region, said two men and a woman died in the attack. Nikopol, lying on the Ukrainian-held north side of the Dnipro River in the region, frequently comes …

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Exclusive-Lula says Bolsonaro should face charges for inciting US against Brazil

6 Aug 2025

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Reuters on Wednesday that former President Jair Bolsonaro should face new charges for allegedly instigating U.S. President Donald Trump’s higher tariffs against Brazil. “He (Bolsonaro) is being tried for his actions,” Lula said. “Now I think he should face more legal proceedings because of what …

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Exclusive-Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty

6 Aug 2025

By Olivia Le Poidevin and Valerie Volcovici GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that includes limits on plastic production and plastic chemical additives at the start of U.N. plastic treaty talks in Geneva, according to a …

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Zelenskiy says Russia seems more inclined now to a ceasefire

6 Aug 2025

By Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Russia seemed “more inclined” to a ceasefire, but details of a potential deal are of great significance and neither Ukraine nor the U.S. should be deceived by Moscow. President Donald Trump said his special envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Russian leader Vladimir …

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Germany plans to cut benefits for newly arrived Ukrainian refugees, draft law shows

6 Aug 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s coalition government plans to cut state benefits for newly-arrived Ukrainian refugees, a draft law seen by Reuters showed on Wednesday, which could result in 100 euros ($116)less per month per refugee, according to estimates. Ukrainian refugees arriving in Germany benefit from the European Union’s Temporary Protection Directive, which enables them to directly …

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Serb separatist leader stripped of office by Bosnia election commission

6 Aug 2025

By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) -Bosnia’s election commission on Wednesday removed the separatist Bosnian Serb president from office after an appeals court upheld a verdict jailing him for a year and banning him from political activity for six years. The commission’s decision against Milorad Dodik, who immediately rejected it, would take effect after an appeals …

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Lithuania Social Democrats pick Inga Ruginiene as PM candidate

6 Aug 2025

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania’s ruling Social Democrats party said on Wednesday it had picked Social Affairs Minister Inga Ruginiene as its candidate for prime minister, making her the likely successor to Gintautas Paluckas who resigned on Monday. The 44-year-old social affairs minister and former trade union leader Ruginiene will face a confidence vote …

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