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UK, Japan express serious concern over East, South China Seas situation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Foreign and defence ministers from Japan and Britain said in a statement on Wednesday they had serious concern about the situation in the East and South China Seas and that they stro...
Feb 03, 2021
Russia accuses West of Navalny hysteria, Kremlin backs tough protest policing
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused the West on Wednesday of descending into hysteria over the jailing of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, and the Kremlin said police had been right to use force to...
Feb 03, 2021
Russia to ship COVID-19 vaccine to rebel-held eastern Ukraine, Kremlin says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday Russia would supply the rebel-controlled regions of eastern Ukraine with its Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 despite Kyiv's ban on using the Russian...
Feb 03, 2021
Seized guns destined for Colombia rebels in Venezuela: sources
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Eleven semi-automatic rifles and 12 magazines of ammunition seized in two Colombian police raids last month were destined for leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas in Ve...
Feb 03, 2021
IED kills four Tunisian soldiers in mountain region
TUNIS (Reuters) - An improvised explosive device killed four Tunisian soldiers patrolling in a mountain region near the Algerian border, Defence Ministry spokesman Mohammed Zekri said on Wednesday. Th...
Feb 03, 2021
‘Forever grateful’ – Portugal thanks Germany for COVID-19 aid
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German military on Wednesday sent more than 20 doctors and nurses together with ventilators and hospital beds to coronavirus-stricken Portugal, where a severe rise in cases has ...
Feb 03, 2021
Tripoli, Lebanon’s poorest city, on edge after curfew, protests
By Maha El Dahan and Issam Abdallah TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Lebanon's poorest city, Tripoli, was again racked by violent protests last week, and some politicians and experts warn that unrest coul...
Feb 03, 2021
New Zealand plans national syllabus on Maori and UK colonial history
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's government on Wednesday proposed that all children learn the history of Maori people and British colonisation in a set course that teachers must f...
Feb 03, 2021
Women detained in China’s Xinjiang allegedly raped, sexually abused: BBC
BEIJING (Reuters) - Women in China's system of detention camps for ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in its western region of Xinjiang were subject to rape, sexual abuse and torture, according to a BBC...
Feb 03, 2021
South Korea urges U.S. flexibility on sanctions to restart North Korea talks
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States should flexibly enforce sanctions aimed at curbing Pyongyang's nuclear programmes to revive denuclearisation talks, South Korea's point man on North...
Feb 03, 2021
