Lawmakers in Georgia elect hardline critic of West as new president
By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as the country's new president on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the governm...
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Former Brazilian Defense Minister Braga Netto arrested by federal police, sources say
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Federal police arrested Brazil's former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto on Saturday, two sources told Reuters, after he was accused in November of plotting a coup to overturn the results of the 2022 election. Braga Ne...
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To rival SpaceX's Starship, ULA eyes Vulcan rocket upgrade
By Joey Roulette ORLANDO (Reuters) - Boeing and Lockheed Martin's joint rocket venture, United Launch Alliance (ULA), plans to upgrade a version of its Vulcan rocket to challenge SpaceX's Starship in the low Earth orbit satellite launch market, the...
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New technology aids Brazil's crackdown on illicit Amazon gold trade
By Ricardo Brito and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Harley Sandoval, an evangelical pastor, real estate agent and mining entrepreneur, was arrested in July 2023 for illegally exporting 294 kilos of gold from Brazil's Amazon to the United State...
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China has room to cut RRR further, PBOC official says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has room to further cut the reserve requirement ratio, with the average RRR now at 6.6%, a central bank official said on Saturday, according to state broadcaster CCTV. China said this week it will raise the budget deficit,...
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One dies after boat capsizes off Greek island, many feared missing
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek authorities have recovered the body of a man and rescued 39 migrants from the sea after their boat capsized off the southern island of Gavdos in the Mediterranean, its coastguard said on Saturday. Many are still missing, ac...
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South Korea parliament begins voting on Yoon's second impeachment motion
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's parliament began voting on Saturday on a second impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law decree, with his party deciding to participate after boycotting the previous vote. (Reporting b...
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Iran will not impede IAEA access, head of its atomic organisation says
(Reuters) - Iran will not impede U.N. nuclear watchdog's access and inspection of its sites, the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organization said on Saturday. According to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) earlier this ...
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South Korea's parliament votes to impeach president over martial law declaration
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's opposition-led parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, voting to suspend him from his official duties over his short-lived attempt last week to impose martial law. (Reporting by Josh Smith)
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South Korea's Yoon impeached: Embittered survivor buckles under martial law backlash
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces the greatest threat to his brief but chequered political career, with his fate in the hands of judges after some of his allies turned from him and voted to impeach him on Satu...
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