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Death toll from storm Eloise rises to 21 across southern Africa
MAPUTO (Reuters) - The death toll from Storm Eloise has risen to 21 across southern Africa after Mozambique and eSwatini reported a further five and two people killed respectively. Eloise, at the time...
Jan 28, 2021
Polish protests against abortion ruling pose coronavirus infection risks, says minister
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's health minister said on Thursday that expected protests against a ruling restricting access to abortion will increase the risk of rising numbers of coronavirus infections. ...
Jan 28, 2021
Myanmar poll body says no election fraud after army warns of ‘action’
By Shoon Naing YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's election commission on Thursday rejected allegations by the country's military of vote fraud in last year's election and said there were no errors big enoug...
Jan 28, 2021
Russian court orders Kremlin critic Navalny be kept in jail, rejects his appeal
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Thursday ordered Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to be kept in jail and rejected his appeal against his detention. Navalny was remanded in custody for 30 days on Ja...
Jan 28, 2021
EU snubs UK envoy amid spat over diplomatic status
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A top European Union official cancelled a meeting set for Thursday with the UK's new envoy to Brussels amid a spat over Britain's refusal to grant the EU's envoys full diplomatic ...
Jan 28, 2021
South Africa’s top court orders Zuma to appear before enquiry commission
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's highest court on Thursday ordered former President Jacob Zuma to appear before a commission investigating corruption allegations against him after he walked out...
Jan 28, 2021
Germany to ban travellers from Britain, Portugal amid fears of more contagious virus variants
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany is preparing entry bans for travellers from Britain, Portugal, Brazil and South Africa to limit the spread of the more contagious variants of the coronavirus raging in the...
Jan 28, 2021
Italy’s Renzi to meet president in bid for way out of government crisis
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Former premier Matteo Renzi, a central figure in an Italian government crisis, will meet the head of state on Thursday and tell him whether he is ready to support a n...
Jan 28, 2021
Kremlin critic Navalny says he has been denied proper access to lawyer
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny told a judge on Thursday that he had not been allowed to speak to his defence lawyer one-to-one since being detained on arrival back in Russia o...
Jan 28, 2021
Anger in Somalia as sons secretly sent to serve in Eritrea military force
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Ali Jamac Dhoodi thought his son was working as a security guard in Qatar, helping prepare for next year's soccer World Cup. Then one day last April, officials fro...
Jan 28, 2021
