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(Reuters) – The Bahamian government on Tuesday welcomed Kenya’s decision to lead a multinational force in Haiti and committed 150 people to support the effort if the United Nations authorizes the force, the Bahamas’ Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement. The announcement follows a request on Monday from U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres that countries in Haiti’s region join forces with Kenya, which last week said it was willing […]

(Reuters) – The Bahamian government on Tuesday welcomed Kenya’s decision to lead a multinational force in Haiti and committed 150 people to support the effort if the United Nations authorizes the force, the Bahamas’ Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement. The announcement follows a request on Monday from U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres that countries in Haiti’s region join forces with Kenya, which last week said it was willing […]

By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A large number of prisoners held in makeshift detention centres in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine were tortured and sexually violated, a team of international experts said on Wednesday in a summary of their latest findings. The Mobile Justice Team, established by the international humanitarian law firm Global Rights Compliance, has worked with Ukrainian war crimes prosecutors in the Kherson region since it was reclaimed in […]

By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A large number of prisoners held in makeshift detention centres in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine were tortured and sexually violated, a team of international experts said on Wednesday in a summary of their latest findings. The Mobile Justice Team, established by the international humanitarian law firm Global Rights Compliance, has worked with Ukrainian war crimes prosecutors in the Kherson region since it was reclaimed in […]

By Ann Wang and Angie Teo TAIPEI (Reuters) – Seated with her legs stretched out on her living room floor, Vivian Tung scrunched her bare stomach to find a spot where she could inject Rekovelle, a hormonal medicine used to stimulate egg production. The 33-year-old Taiwanese brand marketing director had to inject herself daily over the two-week process it took to freeze her eggs. Tung, who is single, is one […]

By Ann Wang and Angie Teo TAIPEI (Reuters) – Seated with her legs stretched out on her living room floor, Vivian Tung scrunched her bare stomach to find a spot where she could inject Rekovelle, a hormonal medicine used to stimulate egg production. The 33-year-old Taiwanese brand marketing director had to inject herself daily over the two-week process it took to freeze her eggs. Tung, who is single, is one […]

By Arunima Kumar and Arathy Somasekhar (Reuters) -Shale producers Pioneer Natural Resources Co and Devon Energy Corp on Tuesday tightened budgets and warned of lower drilling and completions activity in coming months after a drop in oil and gas prices slashed their second-quarter profits. U.S. shale producers have been forced to reduce the number of rigs in operation and delay well completions as profits have fallen from bumper 2022 levels […]

By Arunima Kumar and Arathy Somasekhar (Reuters) -Shale producers Pioneer Natural Resources Co and Devon Energy Corp on Tuesday tightened budgets and warned of lower drilling and completions activity in coming months after a drop in oil and gas prices slashed their second-quarter profits. U.S. shale producers have been forced to reduce the number of rigs in operation and delay well completions as profits have fallen from bumper 2022 levels […]

(Reuters) – Ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday downgraded the United States’ long-term foreign currency ratings to AA+ from AAA, reflecting expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years as well as a high and growing general government debt burden. The downgrade follows a debt ceiling agreement in June that came after months of political brinkmanship and ultimately lifted the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. “In Fitch’s view, there has been […]