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After Snake Island retreat, Russian missile attack kills 21 near Ukraine’s Odesa

SERHIIVKA, Ukraine, July 1 (Reuters) - Russia flattened part of an apartment building while residents slept on Friday in missile attacks near Ukraine's port of Odesa that authorities say killed at least 21 people, hours after Russian troops abandoned the Black Sea outpost of Snake Island. Locals in the resort village of Serhiivka helped workers pick through the rubble of the nine-storey apartment block, a section of which had been completely destroyed in the early-morning strike. ...

Power cut protests hit Libyan cities, showing anger at factional leaders

TRIPOLI, July 1 (Reuters) - Protests over Libya's chronic power cuts hit several cities on Friday, as people braved the wrath of armed factions to voice their anger at a failure of government that has made life insufferable during the sweltering summer months. In Tripoli's Martyrs' Square, several hundred people gathered to shout slogans demanding electricity, criticising armed factions and politicians and demanding elections in the capital's biggest protests against the ruli...

EXCLUSIVE-Ukraine requests Turkey detain Russian-flagged ship it says carrying Ukrainian grain

LONDON/ISTANBUL, July 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine has requested that Turkey detain and arrest the Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy carrying a cargo of Ukrainian grain taken from the Russian-occupied port of Berdyansk, according to a Ukrainian official and document seen by Reuters. The Ukrainian foreign ministry official, citing information received from the country's maritime administration, said the 7,146 dwt Zhibek Zholy had loaded the first cargo of some 4,500 tonnes of g...

After Snake Island retreat, Russian missile attack kills 21 near Ukraine’s Odesa

Italy June manufacturing growth slowest for two years -PMI

ROME, July 1 (Reuters) - Italy's manufacturing sector grew at the slowest pace in two years in June, a survey showed on Friday, as firms reported weak demand and increasingly downbeat expectations. The S&P Global Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for Italian manufacturing came in at 50.9, down from 51.9 in May and registering the lowest reading since June 2020. The index fell for a fourth consecutive month as manufacturing in the euro zone's third largest economy is hit by hi...

Germany plans levy on gas bills for all consumers

BERLIN, July 1 (Reuters) - The German government aims to impose a levy on all gas consumers to help suppliers grappling with rapidly rising import prices, a proposal seen by Reuters showed on Friday. If parliament approves the plan, the government could introduce the levy instead of a general price adjustment clause that would allow suppliers themselves to pass price increases on to customers. The legislation is expected to be passed by parliament on July 8, according to...

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Crisis-hit Ghana changes its mind and turns to IMF for help

ACCRA, July 1 (Reuters) - Ghana, one of West Africa's largest economies, will hold formal talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a support package, the government said on Friday, after hundreds took to the streets to protest against mounting hardship. The cabinet gave its support for the decision at a meeting on Thursday, following a phone conversation between President Nana Akufo-Addo and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. Ghana, a gold, cocoa and oil prod...

Sainz puts Ferrari on top in British GP practice

SILVERSTONE, England, July 1 (Reuters) - Ferrari's Carlos Sainz kept crowd favourite Lewis Hamilton off the top of the timesheets in second practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday. The Spaniard produced a best lap of one minute 28.942 seconds, 0.163 quicker than Mercedes' seven times world champion Hamilton. Britain's Lando Norris was third for McLaren in the dry second session, with Red Bull's championship leader Max Verstappen fourth -- after complaining of a 'weird nois...