France has been hit by a new wave of strikes to protest Macron’s pension reform

The reform will raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 Schools, transportation networks and refinery deliveries have been affected Macron: Reform is vital to ensure the continuity of the pension system PARIS (Reuters) – Strikers disrupted French refinery shipments, public transport and schools on Tuesday, the second day of nationwide protests against President Emmanuel … Read more

Western allies disagree over planes for Ukraine, while Russia claims gains

Biden said “no” when asked about the F-16s for Ukraine Zelensky: Moscow is seeking a big revenge The Russian official claimed a foothold at Vuhledar Kyiv could regain control of the land upon the arrival of Western weapons – a group Kyiv (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defense minister is expected in Paris on Tuesday to meet … Read more

NATO chief urges South Korea to step up military support to Ukraine

NATO chief seeks closer relations with Asian allies Urges South Korea to provide more military aid to Ukraine He says China is also a challenge to “our values” SEOUL (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged South Korea on Monday to increase military support to Ukraine, citing other countries that changed their policy of not … Read more

Adani replied to the Hindenburg, saying that he had submitted all that had been revealed

Adani issued a 413-page rebuttal to the Hindenburg Report The short selling report in the US triggered a drop in Adani shares Al-Adani says he adheres to the laws, and the necessary disclosures Adani CFO is confident of the success of the $2.5 billion share sale NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Adani Group on Sunday … Read more

Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg accuses energy companies of throwing people ‘under the bus’

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Greta Thunberg called on the global energy industry and its financiers to end all fossil fuel investments on Thursday at a high-level meeting in Davos with the head of the International Energy Agency. During a roundtable discussion with Fatih Birol on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, activists … Read more

China reports massive rise in COVID-related deaths after data criticism

Nearly 60,000 COVID-related hospital deaths have been reported China has been criticized for underreporting COVID deaths The official says emergency hospitalizations have peaked Travel recovering before the Lunar New Year holidays BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Saturday that nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abandoned its COVID-19 non-spread policy … Read more

There was no sign of casualties at the site of strikes Russia says have killed hundreds of Ukrainian servicemen

There is no evidence of injuries at the strike site – witness Russia says it carried out a revenge attack on Ukraine It claims to have killed more than 600 Ukrainian soldiers There is no immediate response from Ukraine KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk caused damage … Read more

The coronavirus outbreak in China raises global concerns as citizens mobilize in Beijing

The virus is spreading rapidly in China after the policy change The World Health Organization will hold a briefing after talks with Chinese scientists More countries are seeking pre-boarding tests from Chinese arrivals EU officials meet to coordinate Chinese travel policy BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media mobilized the public on Wednesday for “final victory” … Read more

Chinese media downplays the severity of COVID as the World Health Organization seeks details about the variants

State media says severe illness from the coronavirus is rare Chinese scientists brief the World Health Organization Chinese factory activity contracted in December BEIJING/HONG KONG/GENEVA, Jan. 3 (Reuters) – China’s state media downplayed the severity of a surge in COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, while its scientists briefed the World Health Organization, which is seeking detailed … Read more

Ukraine says it shot down all the drones on the third night of the strikes

The third consecutive night of attacks points to a new Russian tactic Kyiv says the Russian strikes are failing It was reported that dozens of Russian forces were killed in the barracks explosion Stern Putin’s New Year’s speech indicates no complacency Zelensky says Ukraine is united Kyiv, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia acknowledged on Monday that … Read more