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China seeks details about Chinese crew after tankers seized by Indonesia
By Yew Lun Tian and Fathin Ungku BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it was seeking details about 25 of its nationals who were among 61 crew on two supertankers seized by Indonesia on suspicio...
Jan 27, 2021
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pope warns against new nationalism
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday marked the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by urging people to keep a close watch on ideological ex...
Jan 27, 2021
Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary virtually amid pandemic fears
By Kacper Pempel and Joanna Plucinska OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) - Marian Turski, a 94-year-old survivor of the Auschwitz death camp, will mark the 76th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet troops ...
Jan 27, 2021
Israel-Sudan signing ceremony in Washington within months, minister says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and Sudan will finalise a diplomatic deal to normalise relations at a signing ceremony in Washington in the next three months, Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen said...
Jan 27, 2021
Hungary, Ukraine top diplomats aim to defuse dispute over minority rights
KYIV (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Hungary and Ukraine were expected to meet in Kyiv on Wednesday for talks on repairing badly strained relations but Budapest said its diplomatic missions in th...
Jan 27, 2021
Nepal kicks off coronavirus inoculations with Indian vaccine
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - The Himalayan nation of Nepal launched its largest immunisation campaign on Wednesday with its first coronavirus vaccinations for medical workers, following a gif...
Jan 27, 2021
Belarus opposition leader calls on West for tougher response on Lukashenko
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and the United States must be "braver and stronger" in their response to helping end the disputed rule of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, opposition lea...
Jan 27, 2021
Pandemic ‘on the decline’ in Moscow as mayor lifts some curbs
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is on the decline in Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Wednesday as he abolished some COVID-19 restrictions, allowing bars, restaurants and nightclubs t...
Jan 27, 2021
Security tight at India’s historic Red Fort after clashes with farmers
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Hundreds of police guarded the historic Red Fort in the heart of the Indian capital on Wednesday following violent clashes between farmers and authorities in whic...
Jan 27, 2021
Myanmar launches vaccination drive, prioritises frontline healthcare workers
By Shoon Naing YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar launched a COVID-19 vaccination programme on Wednesday, with healthcare staff and volunteer medical workers the first to receive shots of the AstraZenca and O...
Jan 27, 2021
