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French warplanes fly over Central African Republic as vote tensions grow
PARIS (Reuters) - French warplanes flew over the Central African Republic on Saturday for the first time since a disputed election last month, President Emmanuel Macron's office said. Macron's office ...
Jan 09, 2021
Austria to roll out 5 million coronavirus tests for school pupils
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austrian schools will receive 5 million coronavirus testing kits from Jan. 18, the government said on Saturday, as part of efforts to curb the spread of the virus when pupils eventu...
Jan 09, 2021
China calls for swift return of missing soldier held by India
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has called for the swift return of a soldier it says is being held by Indian authorities after disappearing along the border. The China Military Online, a news portal run by...
Jan 09, 2021
Moderna vaccine set to arrive in France as country steps up anti-COVID drive
PARIS (Reuters) - Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in France on Monday, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said, as the country steps up its vaccination drive following a sluggish start. Cast...
Jan 09, 2021
India to start COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan. 16: government
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will start its COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan. 16 with priority given to about 30 million healthcare and frontline workers, a government statement said ...
Jan 09, 2021
Buildings shake as deep quake hits Taiwan, but no damage reported
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Buildings shook briefly in Taipei on Saturday as a deep, 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Taiwan, but there were no reports of damage. The quake's epice...
Jan 09, 2021
Iran will expel U.N. nuclear inspectors unless sanctions are lifted: lawmaker
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will expel United Nations nuclear watchdog inspectors unless sanctions are lifted by a Feb. 21 deadline set by the hardline-dominated parliament, a lawmaker said on Saturday. Pa...
Jan 09, 2021
First Qatari vehicles cross border into Saudi after Gulf detente
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatari vehicles crossed into Saudi Arabia through a land border on Saturday for the first time since Arab states severed diplomatic and transport ties with Doha in mid-2017, Saudi st...
Jan 09, 2021
Greece submits bill on western territorial waters extension
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's conservative government has submitted a bill to parliament to extend the western limit of its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles, following negotiati...
Jan 09, 2021
Two die in Spanish storm, troops deployed to help motorists stranded by snow
MADRID (Reuters) - Two people died in Spain and troops rescued drivers trapped by snow as Storm Filomena caused travel chaos across the country, with Madrid seeing the heaviest snowfall in decades. Th...
Jan 09, 2021
