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Kazakh ex-president’s party set to retain hold on power in Sunday’s vote
ALMATY (Reuters) - A party led by Kazakhstan's powerful ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev is set to sweep Sunday's parliamentary election, as it has done for decades, with no major opposition groups r...
Jan 09, 2021
Qatar Airways to resume flights to Saudi Arabia from Monday
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar Airways will resume flights to Saudi Arabia, starting with the capital Riyadh on Monday, followed by Jeddah on Jan. 14, then Dammam on Jan. 16, the airline tweeted on Saturday....
Jan 09, 2021
German health minister tells public to ‘be patient’ over vaccine rollout
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Health Minister Jens Spahn urged the country to be patient during the long road out of the coronavirus pandemic as he responded on Saturday to criticism over the slow pace of...
Jan 09, 2021
Pope Francis ‘astonished’ by assault on U.S. Capitol
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Saturday he was "astonished" by the attack on the U.S. Capitol earlier this week by supporters of President Donald Trump, and denounced the violence as an...
Jan 09, 2021
Pope Francis to have COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week
MILAN (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Saturday he planned to have a COVID-19 vaccination as early as next week and urged everyone to get a shot, to protect not only their own lives but those of every...
Jan 09, 2021
Ukraine gas pipeline explodes, no casualties, transit unaffected
KYIV (Reuters) - Part of a gas pipeline exploded in central Ukraine on Saturday but there were no casualties or injuries and gas transit to Europe was not affected, officials said. The accident occurr...
Jan 09, 2021
One dead after fire hits Mexican capital’s subway headquarters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A fire struck Mexico City's downtown subway headquarters early on Saturday, officials said, as smoke billowed out of the multi-story building roof, causing at least one death a...
Jan 09, 2021
Stricter COVID-19 curfew imposed on French city of Marseille
PARIS (Reuters) - A stricter evening curfew will be imposed on the major southern French city of Marseille as part of government measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, BFM TV and France 3 ...
Jan 09, 2021
Iraq calls U.S. blacklisting of militia leader ‘unacceptable’
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq denounced on Saturday as "unacceptable" a U.S. decision to blacklist the leader of a state umbrella group for mainly Iran-backed Shi'ite militia. Washington imposed sanctions ...
Jan 09, 2021
Queen Elizabeth and husband receive COVID-19 vaccines: palace
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her husband Philip, both in their nineties, have received vaccinations against COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday. "The Queen and The Duke of...
Jan 09, 2021
