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Dutch police arrest alleged Asian drug syndicate kingpin
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch police said on Saturday they had arrested the alleged leader of a sprawling Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world's most-wanted fugitives and has been comp...
Jan 24, 2021
EU says it will make vaccine companies respect supply contracts: Michel
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union will make pharmaceutical companies respect contracts they have signed for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines, European Council President Charles Michel said on Sunday...
Jan 24, 2021
New Zealand probes first ‘probable’ community COVID-19 case in months
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand health officials said on Sunday they were investigating what they said was probably the country's first community coronavirus case, in months in a w...
Jan 24, 2021
Taiwan reports second day of incursions by Chinese air force
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A total of 15 Chinese aircraft including 12 fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Sunday, the island's defence ministry said, t...
Jan 24, 2021
Portugal votes for new president at height of pandemic
LISBON (Reuters) - Masked, socially distanced and each given their own pen to avoid spreading germs, Portugal headed to the polls on Sunday to vote for the largely ceremonial post of president even as...
Jan 24, 2021
New U.S. defense secretary reaffirms U.S. commitment to defending Senkaku islands
TOKYO (Reuters) - New U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday, during his first phone call with his Japanese counterpart, reaffirmed America's commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea...
Jan 24, 2021
Turkey hopes Mediterranean talks can calm choppy waters with EU
By Robin Emmott and Tuvan Gumrukcu BRUSSELS/ANKARA (Reuters) - After a five-year hiatus marked by grievances over their rival claims to Mediterranean waters, Turkey resumes talks with Greece on Monday...
Jan 24, 2021
India to give homegrown vaccine in seven more states this week
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said it will administer homegrown coronavirus vaccine COVAXIN in seven more states from Monday as it seeks to inoculate 30 million healthcare workers across t...
Jan 24, 2021
U.S. carrier group enters South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has entered the South China Sea to promote "freedom of the seas", the U.S. military said on Sunday, at a time when te...
Jan 24, 2021
Bangladesh to buy Myanmar rice, putting aside Rohingya crisis
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh will buy 100,000 tonnes of rice from Myanmar, putting aside a rift over the Rohingya refugee crisis as the government races to overcome a shortage of the stap...
Jan 24, 2021
