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Turkish lira banknotes are seen in this illustration taken in Istanbul, Turkey November 23, 2021.

Lira Deposit Scheme Payouts Loom As Turkey Juggles Finances

A scheme that protects the value of lira deposits has helped Turkey prop up the ailing currency, but payouts from it look set to place an increasing burden on the state budget, despite revenue-raising initiatives to offset the cost.

Constanta is the largest port on the Black Sea, handling more than 67 million tonnes of exports in 2021

Ukraine Eyes Romanian Port For Key Farm Exports

Ukraine eyes Romanian port for key farm exports

The missile struck as people arrived at the start of the working day

War Disfigures The Cities Of Southern Ukraine

War disfigures the cities of southern Ukraine

Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich arrives at a division of the High Court in central London October 31, 2011.

Antigua Says It Is Willing To Help UK Seize Abramovich Yachts

Antigua and Barbuda is willing to help Britain seize yachts owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the Caribbean nation said on Friday, adding London must seek such assistance via an international treaty.

A sculpture is seen outside a building of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA in Caracas, Venezuela June 14, 2016.

Venezuela's March Oil Exports Slip Amid Struggles With Returned Cargoes

Petroleum exports from Venezuela declined about 4% in March from the previous month as its state-run oil company dealt with crude cargoes returned by customers over poor oil quality, documents and vessel monitoring data showed.

Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019.

Corporate Debt Issuance Surges In March Despite Q1 Slump

Companies raced to bond markets last month, undeterred by the Ukraine war as they tried to lock in relatively cheap borrowing, though the March rush did not prevent first-quarter sales in the euro market from slumping to a four-year low.

Soldiers stand by the wreckage of a vehicle at the scene of a car bomb attack in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen March 24, 2022.

Yemen's Warring Parties Agree Two-month Truce In Major Breakthrough

The warring sides in Yemen's seven-year conflict have for the first time in years agreed a nationwide truce, which would also allow fuel imports into Houthi-held areas and some flights operating from Sanaa airport, the U.N.

U.S. Auto Sales Slide But Demand For EVs Is Hot

U.S. automakers on Friday reported a slump in first-quarter U.S.

U.S. Auto Sales Slide In Q1; Toyota Outsells GM

U.S. automakers on Friday reported a slump in first-quarter domestic sales, as the entire industry was slammed by chip shortages and disruptions to supply chains.

Inditex's new head, Marta Ortega, 38, once worked in a Zara store to learn more about the company founded by her father

New Era For Zara Empire As Ortega Heiress Takes Helm

New era for Zara empire as Ortega heiress takes helm

A North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017.

U.S. Issues Fresh North Korea Sanctions After Recent Missile Launches

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on five entities it accused of providing support to North Korea's development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, increasing pressure on Pyongyang following a recent series of missile launches.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the development of air transportation and aircraft manufacturing, via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia March 31, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUT

Explainer-Nervous Europe Sees Putin's Gas-cut Threat As Bluster

Russian President Vladimir Putin's vow to cut customers off from its gas unless they start paying in roubles is more of a 'bluff' to ward off further sanctions than a genuine threat to stop supplying energy, according to European officials and analysts.

Businesses across the United States hired hundreds of thousands of workers in March, bringing key metrics of labor market health closer to where they were before the pandemic

US Labor Market Nears Full Recovery After Strong March Hiring

US labor market nears full recovery after strong March hiring

Penguins are seen on an iceberg as scientists investigate the impact of climate change on Antarctica's penguin colonies, on the northern side of the Antarctic peninsula, Antarctica January 15, 2022. Picture taken January 15, 2022.

New UN Climate Report To Tackle Reining In Emissions

The U.N. climate science panel publishes its final report in the current assessment cycle on Monday, and this time will focus on ways of curbing greenhouse gas emissions, although the consensual nature of the reports means it could steer away from the most dramatic warnings.

Cars are seen parked at Maruti Suzuki's plant at Manesar, in the northern state of Haryana, India, August 11, 2019.

Car Sales In India Rise But Automakers Warn Of Supply Chain Disruptions

Carmakers in India reported a sharp rise in annual sales for the fiscal year 2022 on Friday, but warned of future risks from global supply chain disruptions.

Explainer-How Sri Lanka's Economy Spiralled Into Crisis

Anger against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's handling of a deepening economic crisis in the island nation of 22 million people spiralled into violence late on Thursday, as hundreds of protesters clashed with police for several hours.

Mat Cusick, Communications Lead of the Amazon Labor Union, volunteer Drisana Hughes, Brett Daniels, Director of Organizing for the Workers Committee of Amazon Labor Union and Angelika Maldonado, Chairwoman of the Amazon Labor Union Workers Committee gathe

Amazon's NY Union Vote Count Continues, Labor Leads

Organized labor supporters at an Amazon.com facility in New York City's Staten Island maintained the lead in a contest to form a union as U.S.

Amazon's NY Union Moves Closer To A Win, Count Continues

Organized labor supporters at an Amazon.com facility in New York City's Staten Island on Friday moved closer to securing a victory by maintaining a lead of hundreds of votes in a contest to form a union.

Amazon Workers In New York Warehouse Vote To Form Union

Workers at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse in New York City voted to form the first union at the second-largest U.S.

New York Warehouse Workers Vote To Form First U.S. Union At Amazon

Workers at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse in New York City voted to form the first union at the second-largest U.S.

Pope Francis told Indigenous delegations that the abuse in church-run schools in Canada caused him 'pain and shame'

Pope Apologises To Canada's Indigenous For Abuse At Church-run Schools

Pope apologises to Canada's Indigenous for abuse at church-run schools

A woman walks past Santander bank branch in Rio de Janeiro October 7, 2009.

Botin Urges EU To Define Green Lending To Reduce Dependence On Russian Energy

The chairman of Spanish bank Santander on Friday called for the European Union to define what kind of lending is considered consistent with a net zero energy policy, to help hasten moves to reduce dependence on Russian oil and gas.

Nearly 40 percent of Tigray's population faces "an extreme lack of food", the UN said in January

First Aid Convoy In Three Months Reaches Ethiopia's Tigray: UN

First aid convoy in three months reaches Ethiopia's Tigray: UN

Electrified Cars Overtake Petrol Models In French Q1 Sales

Sales of new electrified vehicles in France overtook petrol-powered equivalents for the first time in the first quarter, a major milestone for lower-emission vehicles amid high prices at petrol pumps and government subsidies for electrified models.

Falkland islanders and British veterans are marking the 40th anniversary of the conflict with Argentina

Falkland Islanders, UK Veterans Look Back And To The Future

Falkland islanders, UK veterans look back and to the future

Members of the A'i Cofan community walk to harvest yuca plants near the banks of the Aguarico River in Ecuador's Amazon, where indigenous groups were granted power to block mining projects after a ruling by the country's Constitutional Court, in Sinangoe,

With Court's Backing, Ecuador's Indigenous Block Amazon Mining

Armed with spears, their faces painted, members of the A'i Cofan community's indigenous guard prepare to patrol the banks of the Aguarico River in Ecuador's Amazon, ready to confiscate equipment and call in the police if they find miners on their ancestral land.