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China issues new anti-monopoly rules targeting its tech giants
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's market regulator released new anti-monopoly guidelines on Sunday that target internet platforms, tightening existing restrictions faced by the country's tech giants. The ne...
Feb 07, 2021
EU ambassador to Switzerland says treaty talks finished – Blick
ZURICH (Reuters) - The European Union will not reopen parts of a stalled bilateral treaty with Switzerland, the EU ambassador to the Alpine republic said in an interview with newspaper Blick, taking a...
Feb 07, 2021
Turkey jails four pending trial over university protests: prosecutor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Four people were formally arrested as part of an investigation into protests against President Tayyip Erdogan's appointment of a rector at one of the country's top universities, a...
Feb 07, 2021
Ecuadoreans vote for president; austerity-weary nation leans toward socialism
By Alexandra Valencia and Brian Ellsworth QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadoreans choose a new president on Sunday, with many voters weary of painful economic austerity measures and eager for a return to social...
Feb 07, 2021
Pope Francis appoints more women to Vatican posts
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has appointed two women to Vatican posts previously held only by men, in back-to-back moves giving women more empowerment in the male-dominated...
Feb 07, 2021
Vaccine diplomacy: India seeks to rival China with broad shipments
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has approved the shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to Cambodia and plans to supply Mongolia and Pacific Island states, officials said on Sunday, as supplies a...
Feb 07, 2021
UK eyes COVID-19 booster in autumn, then annual vaccinations, says minister
LONDON (Reuters) - A COVID-19 booster and annual vaccinations are very probable, vaccine deployment minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Sunday as countries race to administer jabs in the face of new varian...
Feb 07, 2021
Over 30 Rohingya caught arriving in Malaysia by boat in January: police
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - More than 30 Rohingya people, believed to have fled a refugee camp in Indonesia, were caught arriving in Malaysia by boat last month, the Malaysian police said on Sunday. The ...
Feb 07, 2021
Britain will not introduce COVID-19 vaccine passports
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not introduce COVID-19 vaccine passports, but people will be able to seek proof from their doctor if needed for travel to other countries, vaccine deployment minister N...
Feb 07, 2021
Iran’s Khamenei: U.S. must lift sanctions for Tehran to return to nuclear commitments
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the United States should lift all sanctions if Washington wants Tehran to reverse its nuclear steps. "Iran has fulfil...
Feb 07, 2021
