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Exclusive: EU’s Michel raises the fate of Navalny in call with Russia’s Putin – official
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Council President Charles Michel expressed concern about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is fighting for his life after a suspected po...
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Philippines reports 4,786 more coronavirus infections, 59 deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines on Friday recorded 4,786 new coronavirus infections, taking its total confirmed cases to 182,365 since the pandemic began, the highest in Southeast Asia. In a bullet...
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Doctors strike in Nairobi over pay, lack of COVID protection
By George Obulutsa and Baz Ratner NAIROBI (Reuters) - Doctors in most public hospitals in Kenya's capital went on strike on Friday to protest against delayed salaries and a lack of protective equipmen...
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Japan ship deviated from shipping lane before Mauritius impact, data shows
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese-owned bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and spilled oil over pristine waters and fragile coral reefs diverted more than 100 kilometres from ...
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EU calls on Belarus to drop criminal case against opposition body
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union called on Belarus on Friday to drop a criminal case Minsk has launched against a new opposition body this week. "We expect the Belarusian authorities to stop th...
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Latest round of Brexit talks bring no breakthrough, says EU official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The latest negotiating round between Britain and the EU on their future relationship after a post-Brexit transition period runs out at the end of 2020 brought no breakthroughs thi...
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Irish minister resigns over COVID-19 breach, colleague says
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's agriculture minister resigned on Friday, a cabinet colleague said, after his attendance at a social event which may have breached COVID-19 regulations dr...
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Papua New Guinea bars Chinese workers in vaccine trial over virus risk: paper
BEIJING/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea has denied entry to Chinese nationals who participated in a COVID-19 vaccine trial, the Australian newspaper said on Friday, as the Pacific nation battle...
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Hong Kong leader announces mass COVID-19 testing to begin September 1
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday that mass testing of residents for coronavirus in the Asian financial hub will begin on Sept. 1, as she warned people not to be complac...
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UK transport minister says doesn’t want to offer false hope on airport tests
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is investigating using coronavirus testing to shorten quarantine times for travellers from restricted countries but does not want to offer false hope that the rules can be c...
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