William Maclean

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Darya Korsunskaya |Andrew Osborn |Chizu Nomiyama |William Maclean

MOSCOW, May 7 (Reuters) - Russia ran a budget deficit of 3.2 trillion roubles ($39.6 billion), or 1.5% of gross domestic product, in the first four months of the year, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, citing preliminary data. The figure compares with a deficit of 0.6% of GDP in the same period of last year. The ministry said that advance payments to finance budget expenditure in January were behind the increase.

1 week ago | businessghana.com | Camillus Eboh |William Maclean

Nigeria has appointed a new commander for its fight against insurgency in the northeast after renewed attacks in the last four months that have killed several civilians and soldiers in the region. The military appointed Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar as its 15th commander in the fight against Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency in the northeast, Reuben Kovangiya, spokesperson for the operation, said in a statement.

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Tim McLaughlin |Valerie Volcovici |William Maclean

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As forecasters predict another devastating year of wildfires, a tool developed by Environmental Protection Agency scientists to study the health effects of hazardous smoke has effectively been grounded by a looming Trump...

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Mike Stone |Jody Godoy |William Maclean

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense wants new and existing defense contracts to give the Army the right to repair its own weapons, in a bid to save money and time by ending requirements to use original manufacturers for servicing....

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Luc Cohen |William Maclean |Noeleen Walder

(Reuters) - Lawyers for a group of at least 137 Venezuelan men sent to a prison in El Salvador last month have urged a judge to order Republican President Donald Trump's administration to facilitate their return to the U.S.