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BRUSSELS, April 27 (Reuters) – Top EU officials and Hungary’s incoming government will discuss on Wednesday the changes Budapest needs to push through to release 17 billion euros in EU funds that have been blocked due to rule-of-law concerns under the outgoing government. Some of the frozen funds, such as 11 billion euros ($13 billion) from the post-pandemic Recovery Fund, must be drawn by mid-August, or be irrevocably lost. European […]

By Anant Chandak and Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, April 27 (Reuters) – Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies are sliding into their worst economic crisis since the pandemic, with several expected to contract this year on spillovers from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran right on its doorstep. The war’s knock-on effects have ripped through the energy market – the Gulf economies’ lifeline – driving oil prices sharply higher and triggering a historic […]

LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) – Shell has agreed to buy Canadian energy company ARC Resources in a deal valued at $16.4 billion, including debt, which the British oil and gas major said on Monday would boost its output by 370,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Analysts and the company had forecast it needed an acquisition or exploration breakthrough to make up for an expected production shortage of 350,000 to […]

April 27 (Reuters) – Critical Metals said on Monday it would acquire all outstanding shares of European Lithium in an about $835 million deal, giving the U.S.-based miner full ownership of Greenland’s Tanbreez rare earth project. Shares of Critical Metals, which currently holds a 92.5% interest in the asset, jumped more than 6% in premarket trading. European Lithium owns the remaining 7.5% in the project. Under the deal, European Lithium […]

(SRN NEWS) – “Global Landscape,” a standout feature from SRN News, is a concise two-minute audio segment that delivers a snapshot of the day’s top religion-related news stories from around the world. This engaging feature provides listeners with timely insights into significant developments, cultural shifts, and key events shaping the intersection of faith and global affairs. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

(SRN NEWS)-(  )  Two people are under arrest in an alleged plot to attack a Texas synagogue.  One court document says it appeared they planned to drive through the congregation to “kill as many Jews as possible.”   Congregation Beth Israel is the oldest Jewish house of worship in Texas, founded in the 1850s.  It also operates a school going up to fifth grade.  The arrests follow an attack on a Detroit-area synagogue […]

(SRN NEWS)-The primary finding of the Pew Research Center poll is that around the world, Catholicism is LOSING adherents while Protestantism is GAINING them.  The study also concludes that when a person leaves the Catholic Church, he usually becomes a Protestant, though some give up on religion altogether.  When a person leaves Protestantism he RARELY becomes a Catholic — usually opting to become unaffiliated. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

(SRN NEWS)-The number one reason that Americans give for tuning in their local religious broadcaster is because the programming provides spiritual encouragement.  That’s the word from the Pew Research Center, which reports that the second most common reason people listen to Christian radio is because they find it calms them down.  Pretty important in chaotic times.  The poll also finds Americans value religious broadcasting for its life advice. Brought to you […]

(SRN NEWS)-George Barna has been measuring America’s spiritual condition for decades and he believes the country is in trouble.  Barna, who heads the Cultural Research Center, says ““A quarter century ago, 12% of the adult population held a biblical worldview.  Since then, we have seen a steady reduction in that incidence.  We reached a low point—4%— in 2023.”  But Barna says the decline can be reversed if churches start focusing on […]