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OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s King Harald has been hospitalised to receive treatment for an infection, the royal household said in a statement on Monday. The 86-year-old monarch was in a stable condition and will remain in hospital for a few days, it added. (Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Essi Lehto, Louise Rasmussen) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s defence minister on Monday told Pakistan’s navy chief that their militaries including their navies should “expand into new fields of cooperation” to bolster the capability of the two neighbours in safeguarding security in the region. Ties between the two militaries stretch back years, with their navies and air forces holding bilateral exercises in each other’s territory. For China, Pakistan and its access to the Arabian Sea […]

By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Istanbul barber Hakim Ekinci, a long-time supporter of Tayyip Erdogan, won’t be voting for the president next Sunday, blaming his economic policies for eroding Turks’ purchasing power and leaving many unable to afford even basic foodstuff. Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party were able to maintain their voter base, made up mainly of lower-income, conservative Muslim Turks, thanks to strong economic growth in the […]

By Andrius Sytas RIGA (Reuters) – In a Stalinist skyscraper which dominates the skyline of Latvia’s capital, dozens of elderly Russians wait to take a basic Latvian language test as a proof of loyalty to a country where they have lived for decades. Clutching red Russian passports, the participants, mostly women, read their notes for last minute revision, fearing they may be expelled from the Baltic country if they fail. […]

(Reuters) – Chip designer Qualcomm Inc said on Monday it would buy Israel’s Autotalks Ltd that makes chips used in technology aimed at preventing vehicle crashes, as the U.S. firm looks to deepen its automotive business. With increasing electric vehicles and automatic features in cars, the number of chips used by automakers is surging, making the automotive market a key growth area for chipmakers. Autotalks makes dedicated chips used in […]

By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Istanbul barber Hakim Ekinci, a long-time supporter of Tayyip Erdogan, won’t be voting for the president next Sunday, blaming his economic policies for eroding Turks’ purchasing power and leaving many unable to afford even basic foodstuff. Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party were able to maintain their voter base, made up mainly of lower-income, conservative Muslim Turks, thanks to strong economic growth in the […]

By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports were expected to have risen again in April, albeit at a less robust pace than a month earlier, a Reuters poll showed, supported by unfulfilled orders after last year’s COVID disruptions though slowing global growth is darkening the outlook. Outbound shipments last month from the world’s second largest economy is expected to show growth of 8.0% year-on-year, following an unexpected surge of […]

By Denis Elamu RENK, South Sudan (Reuters) – The last place Lina Mijok wanted to go as she fled fighting in Sudan was back to her own country, South Sudan, which she had left as civil war erupted in 2013. But when Sudan’s army started battling the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the streets around to her home last month, South Sudan was the only place she and her two […]

(Corrects typographical error in headline) By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s exports were expected to have risen again in April, albeit at a less robust pace than a month earlier, a Reuters poll showed, supported by unfulfilled orders after last year’s COVID disruptions though slowing global growth is darkening the outlook. Outbound shipments last month from the world’s second largest economy is expected to show growth of 8.0% year-on-year, following […]