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China says Syria strike would hurt world economy

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – China warned on Thursday that a military strike on Syria would hurt the global economy, in particular by causing oil prices to rise, and reiterated its calls

China backs Russia over Syria at G20 summit

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – China warned on Thursday that military intervention in Syria would hurt the world economy and push up oil prices, reinforcing Vladimir Putin’s attempts to talk U.S. President Barack Obama out of

China’s grinning and corrupt ‘watch brother’ gets time

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – A Chinese provincial official was jailed for 14 years on Thursday for corruption after pictures of him grinning at the scene of an

U.S. resolution on Syria strike passes first hurdle in Senate

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama’s effort to win legislative backing for military strikes against Syria passed its first hurdle on Wednesday when a Senate committee voted in favor,

Analysis: Surprise or not, U.S. strikes can still hurt Assad

YoopyaSep 5, 2013April 7, 20240

(Reuters) – It would hardly be a surprise to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or his military if American missiles start hitting Syria soon. With weeks to prepare

Putin ‘does not rule out’ approving Syria strike with evidence Assad used poison gas

YoopyaSep 4, 2013April 21, 20240

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia did not rule out approving a military operation in Syria if clear evidence showed Damascus had carried out chemical

Syria crisis: Obama says world’s credibility on the line

YoopyaSep 4, 2013April 21, 20240

President Barack Obama has said the credibility of the US, its Congress and the international community is on the line over their response to Syria’s

South African gold miners ease some pay demands as strike bites

YoopyaSep 4, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – South Africa’s main mining union has offered to compromise on some of its demands for higher pay after launching a strike that hit

Putin says could turn against Assad – if case proved

YoopyaSep 4, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin offered a glimpse of international compromise over Syria on Wednesday, declining to entirely rule out Russian backing for military action as he

Record radiation readings near Fukushima contaminated water tanks

YoopyaSep 4, 2013May 1, 20240

(Reuters) – Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spiked by more than a fifth to their highest