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LONDON (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday several Western countries were ready to provide Kyiv with aircraft to defeat Russia’s invasion. There was no immediate confirmation of any such offer. But below are some details on the jets that Ukraine wants, and what it might get. WHICH JETS DOES UKRAINE WANT? Ukraine …

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By David Shepardson and Rajesh Kumar Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Southwest Airlines on Thursday faced harsh criticism from U.S. senators at a hearing investigating the airline’s meltdown that disrupted travel plans for 2 million customers, with one lawmaker calling the situation an “unmitigated disaster.” Senators recounted to Southwest a litany of horrendous travel stories: People missing …

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By Mark John (Reuters) – A year of war in Ukraine has already made a dent in world prosperity. But its deeper impact will be felt in how the conflict plays into shifts that were already reshaping the global economy before Russia’s tanks rolled in. Most immediately, the war added new uncertainties to the economic …

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By Aida Pelaez-Fernandez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Consumer and child protection advocates in Mexico mobilized this week to push for the government to enact rules preventing popular online influencers and corporations from targeting kids with misleading social media hype for junk food and other products. Campaigns led by influencers promoting junk food and other unhealthy …

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By Nelson Wyatt LAVAL, Quebec (Reuters) -A tight-knit community near Montreal grieved on Thursday after a bus driver plowed his vehicle into a daycare center, killing two children, as authorities waited for a psychological evaluation of the driver charged with first-degree murder. Police charged the suspect, 51-year-old Pierre Ny St-Amand, with nine counts, including first-degree …

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By Gabriel Stargardter and Andrea Shalal RIO DE JANEIRO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is considering its first contribution to a multilateral fund aimed at fighting Amazon deforestation, with a possible announcement during President Joe Biden’s meeting with Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House on Friday, two U.S. official with direct …

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By Jonathan Landay and Tom Balmforth KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian intelligence wanted confirmation last autumn that officers of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) overseeing the occupation of Kherson were staying in a small hotel on a back street of the southern port city. The task was assigned to Dollar: the code name for a …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the United States has shared information it has obtained about China’s spy balloon with dozens of countries around the world. Blinken also told a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that he had discussed with him the systemic and tactical challenges …

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By Allison Lampert and Ismail Shakil MONTREAL (Reuters) – Two children died and six others were injured after a bus rammed into a daycare center in the Montreal-area suburb of Laval on Wednesday morning, police said. The bus driver, a 51-year-old employee of the Laval municipality’s public transit system, was arrested for homicide and reckless …

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