By Steve Scherer and Tom Käckenhoff OTTAWA/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Canada will return a repaired turbine to Germany that is needed for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline and could help to ensure continued flows of energy until Europe can end its dependency on…
Siemens Energy says it will get pipeline turbine to Russia as soon as possible
BERLIN (Reuters) – Siemens said Canada’s decision to allow a turbine to be sent from its repair shop in Canada to Germany was a necessary first step towards returning it to the Russian pipeline it operates, and that it was aiming to get it there as soo…
Gunmen kill 19 people in ‘random’ bar shootings in South Africa
By Nqobile Dludla and Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Gunmen killed 19 people in two apparently random shootings within hours of each other at taverns in South Africa, police said on Sunday, reinforcing the country’s bleak status as a global centre …
Sri Lanka protesters vow will not let up until president, PM quit
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Leaders of Sri Lanka’s protest movement said on Sunday they would occupy the residences of the president and prime minister until they finally quit office, the day after the two men agreed to …
Japan’s ruling coalition makes strong election showing after Abe murder
By Elaine Lies and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO/NARA, Japan (Reuters) -Japan’s conservative coalition government was projected to increase its majority in the upper house of parliament in an election on Sunday, two days after the assassination of dominant po…
Rugby-Rule makers have gone too far, says England coach Jones
(Reuters) – England coach Eddie Jones criticised rugby’s rule makers on Saturday and called for the return of “common sense” after steering his side to a series-levelling win over Australia at Brisbane’s Lang Park. Jones’s team notched up a 25-17 victo…
Argentine anti-government protests build as president calls for unity
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Alberto Fernandez called for unity on Saturday as protesters marched in the capital to the gates of the presidential palace, lambasting his government over soaring inflation and a crushing na…
Mars, birth rates, but no Twitter: Elon Musk captivates Sun Valley moguls
By Dawn Chmielewski and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Elon Musk avoided discussing the collapsed Twitter deal as he addressed an audience of moguls on Saturday in Sun Valley, two sources who attended the conference told Reuters. In a wide-reaching interview, …
Factbox-Now UK’s Boris Johnson has quit, who could replace him?
By Andrew MacAskill and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Who could replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister? Below is a summary of those who have announced they want the job and others who could be in the frame. The race follows Johnson’s an…
UK finance minister Zahawi enters race to succeed Johnson as PM – newspaper
LONDON (Reuters) – Newly appointed British finance minister Nadhim Zahawi is running to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, the Evening Standard newspaper reported on Saturday. “My aim is a simple one: to provide the opportunities that were afford…