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Britain orders 40 million more doses of Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
(Reuters) - The British government has ordered 40 million further doses of Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine candidate for 2022, the French drugmaker said on Monday. This brings Britain's total orders to 100...
Feb 01, 2021
India police block roads into Delhi to stop farmers disrupting budget day
By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police and paramilitary dug ditches and spread razor wire across main roads into New Delhi on Monday to prevent protesting farmers entering the capital ...
Feb 01, 2021
Australia media to plead guilty to breach of gag order on Pell conviction
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A dozen Australian media firms have agreed to plead guilty for breaching a suppression order on reporting on the trial and conviction of former Vatican treasurer G...
Feb 01, 2021
Timeline: Events in troubled Myanmar since Suu Kyi’s NLD party came to power
(Reuters) - Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other figures in the ruling party have been detained, a party spokesman said on Monday, after days of escalating tension with the powerful military ha...
Feb 01, 2021
Newsmaker: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s torch bearer for democracy, detained again in coup
(Reuters) - Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent 15 years under house arrest in the struggle to bring democracy to Myanmar, has been detained along with other leaders of her political party in a military coup....
Feb 01, 2021
Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar’s most famous political figure detained again
(Reuters) - This timeline charts Aung San Suu Kyi's journey from political prisoner to leader of her troubled nation: June 19, 1945: Suu Kyi, daughter of Myanmar's independence hero General Aung San, ...
Feb 01, 2021
Statement from Myanmar military on state of emergency
(Reuters) - Myanmar's army declared a state of emergency on Monday as it carried out detentions of senior government leaders in response to alleged fraud during November's general election. A video ad...
Feb 01, 2021
Factbox: Aung San Suu Kyi’s history, previous detentions and rise to power
(Reuters) - Here are some facts about Aung San Suu Kyi, the 75-year-old who rode to power after a 2015 landslide election win that established Myanmar's first civilian government in half a century. - ...
Feb 01, 2021
Irish freight volumes to EU ports doubled in first month of Brexit
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish freight volumes to and from European Union ports doubled in January, the government said on Monday, as many traders shunned the once-speedier route to the continent through Br...
Feb 01, 2021
West condemns Myanmar coup, calls for election result to be upheld
(Reuters) - The United Nations led condemnation of Myanmar's military on Monday after it seized power, calling for the release of elected leaders, including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. U.N. Secre...
Feb 01, 2021
