NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) called on Friday for urgent funding for its Bangladesh operations, warning that a funding deficit would curb rations for the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee settlement. Reuters reported on Wednesday that the United Nations would have to cut food rations to Rohingya refugees in …
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(Reuters) – U.S. equity funds witnessed the largest weekly outflow in four weeks in the week to March 5, driven by a tech sector selloff and escalating trade war fears after President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. With risk appetite subdued, investors divested U.S. equity funds of a …
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(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia welcomed on Friday the chance to host a meeting between the U.S. and Ukraine next week, its foreign ministry said, adding that the kingdom would continue to do its utmost to help end the Ukraine-Russia war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he would travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday …
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By Sarah Morland and Natalia Siniawski MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – As women across Mexico prepare to take to the streets for International Women’s Day on Saturday, activists warn of fragile advances and mounting challenges five months into the presidency of the Latin American nation’s first female president. Claudia Sheinbaum took office in October, and soon …
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(Reuters) – Sports scientists from Australia, the U.S., Britain and New Zealand have formed a partnership focused on helping female athletes fulfil their potential by providing access to research and best-practice information, the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) said on Friday. The Global Alliance for Female Athletes (GAFA) will give athletes, coaches and support staff access …
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By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump suspended on Thursday tariffs of 25% he had imposed this week on most goods from Canada and Mexico, the latest twist in a fluctuating trade policy that has whipsawed markets and fanned worries about inflation and growth. The exemptions for the two largest U.S. trading partners, …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Rights advocates raised alarm, including free speech concerns, on Thursday after it was reported that the U.S. State Department will use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who it perceives as supporters of Palestinian Hamas militants. The U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment protects freedom of speech and assembly. Free …
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By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s ruling Liberal party is moving on from a decade dominated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by capitalizing on a wave of patriotism and adopting policies designed to appeal to conservative-leaning voters turned off by U.S. President Donald Trump. Liberal party members will select a successor to Trudeau, …
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By Johann M Cherian, Sukriti Gupta, Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks finished lower on Thursday, with the Nasdaq confirming it has been in a correction since December, weighed down by market jitters over the current uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that goods from Canada and Mexico …
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By Brendan O’Boyle and Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum thanked her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump for an “excellent and respectful” call on Thursday, promising that her government would work on security and migration as Washington temporarily eased tariffs. After the call, Trump announced that Mexico would not be required to …
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