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Three-way talks on Ethiopian dam reach new impasse
KHARTOUM/CAIRO/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, in a long-running dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, have reached a new impass...
Jan 10, 2021
Greeks escape lockdown for the beach as winter temperatures soar
By Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Greeks headed to beaches and public parks on Sunday as a rare January heat wave offered a respite from the coronavirus lockdown that has thrown life across E...
Jan 10, 2021
Palestinians say vaccines could come in March, accuse Israel of shirking duty to supply them
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority said on Sunday it expects to receive its first COVID-19 vaccine doses in March under a deal with drugmaker AstraZeneca, and accused Isra...
Jan 10, 2021
Six Virunga Park rangers killed in eastern Congo ambush
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Armed men on Sunday killed at least six rangers and wounded several others in an ambush in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, ...
Jan 10, 2021
Mine-free River Jordan shrine ends 50 year wait for Epiphany
QASR AL-YAHUD, West Bank (Reuters) - A shrine near the traditional site of Jesus' baptism on the River Jordan hosted an Epiphany procession for the first time in more than 50 years on Sunday after it ...
Jan 10, 2021
U.S. Capitol siege a ‘wake-up call’ for democracies, top EU diplomat says
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top diplomat said on Sunday that last week's siege of the U.S. Capitol exposed the dangers of allowing the degradation of democratic values to ...
Jan 10, 2021
Algerian president returns to Germany to be treated for COVID-19 complications
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune flew back to Germany on Sunday for treatment in hospital of complications in his foot resulting from a coronavirus infection, the presidency...
Jan 10, 2021
Philippines signs deal to secure 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covovax: distributor
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine government has signed a deal to secure the supply of 30 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Covovax from Serum Institute of India (SII), the latter's local partner ...
Jan 10, 2021
Afghanistan investigating if civilians killed in strike against Taliban
By Orooj Hakimi and Storay Karimi KABUL/HERAT (Reuters) - The Afghan government is investigating an air strike by its military in the southern province of Nimroz that local officials say resulted in t...
Jan 10, 2021
Lebanon Christian leader rules out joining Hariri government
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The leader of Lebanon's biggest Christian political party on Sunday ruled out joining a new government led by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri, a new hurdle for efforts to pu...
Jan 10, 2021
