(This Dec. 11 story has been corrected to change the title to Senior Vice President, not Vice Chairman, in paragraph 10) HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil wants to preserve its right of first refusal in Hess Corp’s sale of its Guyana oil production assets because of the work it has put into developing the country’s …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Women from Sudan’s South Kordofan state have been repeatedly raped and some held as sex slaves by fighters from the warring Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Monday. The RSF did not immediately respond to requests for comment. It has regularly denied …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a parliamentary confidence vote on Monday, paving the way for snap elections in February intended to lead Germany out of a political crisis triggered by the collapse of his coalition. (Reporting by Friederike Heine, editing by Rachel More)
(Reuters) – The European Commission said on Monday it had referred two cases against Britain concerning free movement of EU citizens and investment treaties to the EU Court of Justice. The Commission said London had failed to comply with European Union law on the free movement of EU citizens at the end of 2020, after …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court judge has taken the rare step of revoking his decision to retire from active service on the bench, depriving Republican President-elect Donald Trump of the ability to fill a judicial vacancy. U.S. Circuit Judge James Wynn, an appointee of Democratic former President Barack Obama on the …
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YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon’s President Paul Biya warned on Monday of “disastrous consequences” for the countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa if urgent action is not taken to address their deteriorating net external reserves. The member countries – Cameroon, Gabon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, and the Republic of Congo …
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By Luc Cohen (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear Democratic former New York state lieutenant governor Brian Benjamin’s challenge to corruption charges involving campaign contributions from a developer in a case that involves the scope of federal bribery law, allowing the case to proceed. The justices turned away Benjamin’s appeal …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 53 Palestinians, including a journalist and rescue workers, medics said, and the Israeli military said its air and ground forces in the north of the enclave killed dozens of militants and captured others. An airstrike hit the civil emergency centre in the Nuseirat …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday Russia was to blame for a major oil spill in the Kerch Strait that leads into the Black Sea, accusing Moscow of breaking navigation safety rules by using old tankers and keeping two vessels at sea during a storm. A Russian oil tanker split apart during a storm on Sunday, while …
By Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) -The general assembly of Spain’s soccer federation (RFEF) elected Rafael Louzan as president on Monday after more than a year of turmoil at the scandal-ridden body following the downfall of former chief Luis Rubiales and his right-hand man Pedro Rocha. Head of Galicia’s regional FA, Louzan, 57, received 90 votes …
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