MOSCOW (Reuters) - The lower house of Russia's parliament voted on Friday to approve the nomination of Mikhail Mishustin to return as prime minister, a position he has held since 2020.
Russia's government resigned automatically after President Vladimir Putin's inauguration on May 7 following his re-election, and he nominated Mishustin, 58, to continue leading the cabinet.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Mark Heinrich)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is expected on Monday to issue a final rule to address the crunch in U.S. electricity transmission as the grid struggles to connect enormous amounts of clean power while demand surges.
The long-awaited rule will attempt to ensure that a dozen fragmented U.S. regions adopt long-term plans to bring more transmission online. It will seek to coordinate... (continue reading...)
LONDON (Reuters) - Two climate protesters aged 82 and 85 smashed parts of the reinforced case holding an original text of the Magna Carta in the British Library in London on Friday before the pair - one an Anglican priest - were stopped by security staff.
In a video clip posted by Just Stop Oil on social media Reverend Dr Sue Parfitt (82) held a chisel over the case as Judy Bruce (85) hit it with a lump hammer several times. Parfitt then held up a... (continue reading...)
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's top court began hearing legal arguments on Friday on whether ex-president Jacob Zuma can run for parliament, a case whose outcome will affect a wide open national election on May 29 and could cause security problems if he loses.
Zuma, 82, who was forced to quit as president in 2018 and was sentenced to jail in 2021, has fallen out with the ruling African... (continue reading...)
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Friday it will precisely and effectively implement its prudent monetary policy, maintain price stability and guard against overshooting risks in the yuan exchange rate.
In its first-quarter monetary-policy implementation report, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said current low prices are caused by a lack of demand in the real economy and an imbalance between supply and demand. It said it expected a... (continue reading...)
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