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UK, U.S. defence ministers discuss support for Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his U.S. counterpart discussed next steps to help Ukraine, including military aid, in talks held in the United States this week, a statem...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2022
U.S. economic outlook weakens, inflation set to persist - Philly Fed survey
(Reuters) - The U.S. economic outlook has weakened and inflation is set to remain higher than previously expected for a while yet, a Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia survey of professional economi...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2022
Canada Supreme Court rules extreme intoxication can be defense in violent crime cases
(Reuters) - The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday ruled that defendants accused of violent crimes such as homicide and sexual assault can use self-induced extreme intoxication as a defense, striking d...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2022
Germany's Rheinmetall has 5-yr supply of semiconductor chips - Rheinische Post
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German military equipment maker Rheinmetall's chip supplies should last five years after it spent 500 million euros ($519 million) this year to ramp up inventory of semiconductor...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2022
Helsinki urges patience after Turkey says not supportive of Finland joining NATO
By Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto urged patience on Friday and called for a step-by-step approach in response to Turkish resistance to Finnish and Swedish NA...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2022
Soccer-Salah, De Bruyne among nominees for Player of the Season
(Reuters) - Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne were on Friday named among the eight nominees for the Premier League's Player of the Season award. Salah is th...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2022
Fear and adrenaline as Czechs open world's longest suspension footbridge
DOLNI MORAVA, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Fear and adrenaline were some of the feelings as the first tourists stepped out on the world's longest suspension footbridge, spanning a mountain valley in the...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2022
Access to abortions needed for Ukrainian refugees in Poland - UNHCR
WARSAW (Reuters) - Women who have fled to Poland to escape war must have access to reproductive rights that meet international standards, including abortions, a top UNHCR official said on Friday, amid...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2022
Texas heatwave will test power grid early next week
(Reuters) - The Texas power grid will be tested again early next week as another early spring heatwave blankets the state this weekend, prompting homes and businesses to crank up their air conditioner...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2022
U.S. import prices unchanged as petroleum costs drop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. import prices were unexpectedly flat in April as a decline in the cost of petroleum offset gains in food and other products, a further sign that inflation has probably peak...
Thomson Reuters May 13, 2022
