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Vietnam reports 34 new COVID-19 cases, speeds up vaccine procurement
By Khanh Vu and James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reported 34 new COVID-19 infections early on Saturday in its latest coronavirus outbreak, and seeks to accelerate procurement of vaccines. Of th...
Jan 29, 2021
U.S. military slams Chinese flights over South China Sea but says they posed no threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday that Chinese military flights in the past week in the South China Sea "at no time" posed any threat to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group...
Jan 29, 2021
‘I am afraid to live here.’ Thousands march in Poland against abortion curbs
By Kuba Stezycki and Alicja Ptak WARSAW (Reuters) - Several thousand people marched through cities across Poland on Friday in a third day of protests against a near-total ban on abortion since it was ...
Jan 29, 2021
U.N. condemns Iran execution spree, worried about minorities
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights office on Friday condemned an alleged spree of 28 executions in Iran, including several prisoners from minority groups, and called on Tehran to halt t...
Jan 29, 2021
France can still avoid third coronavirus lockdown, Prime Minister says
PARIS (Reuters) - France decided against imposing a third coronavirus nationwide lockdown on Friday and instead ordered tighter controls at its borders, increased police action against curfew breakers...
Jan 29, 2021
EU restricts vaccine supply to Northern Ireland, UK considering response
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union moved on Friday to restrict exports of COVID-19 vaccines into Northern Ireland by overriding parts of the Brexit deal's Protocol, sparking widespread anger from p...
Jan 29, 2021
U.S. weighs prioritizing entrance of vulnerable migrants trapped in Mexico under MPP
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is looking into prioritizing the entrance into the U.S. of vulnerable migrants trapped in Mexico under the previous administratio...
Jan 29, 2021
Envelope sent to Tunisian president was not poisoned, says prosecutor
TUNIS (Reuters) - A suspicious envelope sent this week to Tunisia's Presidency did not contain any toxic, narcotic, dangerous or explosive substance, the country's Public Prosecutor said on Friday. Th...
Jan 29, 2021
Kremlin foe Navalny’s brother, allies put under house arrest ahead of protests
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court ordered on Friday that the brother and several supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny be put under house arrest until March 23 for calling for protests l...
Jan 29, 2021
Colombia reports almost 700 migrants stranded in Caribbean region
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Some 700 migrants bound for the United States are stranded on a Caribbean beach in Colombia because the South American country's borders remain closed to curb the spread of coronavi...
Jan 29, 2021
