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45 migrants rescued after ship capsizes near Italy

45 migrants rescued after ship capsizes near Italy

-- 2021-02-21 10:08:55

The Italian Coast Guard said on Saturday it had rescued 45 migrants after their ship capsized 15 miles south of the Italian island of Lampedusa. “At the moment, a total of 45 migrants, all men,...

Two protesters killed in Myanmar's Mandalay city

Two protesters killed in Myanmar's Mandalay city

-- 2021-02-21 09:58:55

Two people were killed in Myanmar’s second city Mandalay on Saturday when police and soldiers fired to disperse protests against a Feb. 1 military coup, emergency workers said, the bloodiest day...

Russia reports first case of human infection with AH5N8 bird flu

Russia reports first case of human infection with AH5N8 bird flu

-- 2021-02-20 20:05:25

Russia has registered the first case of a strain of bird flu virus named AH5N8 being passed to humans from birds and has reported the case to the World Health Organization (WHO), Anna Popova, head of...

Russian court rejects Kremlin critic Navalny's appeal against jail term

Russian court rejects Kremlin critic Navalny's appeal against jail term

Reuters 2021-02-20 19:39:59

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny lost his appeal on Saturday against what he said was a politically-motivated decision to jail him for nearly three years, but had his prison term slightly shortened. Nav...

Two killed in Myanmar's Mandalay city in bloodiest day of protests

Two killed in Myanmar's Mandalay city in bloodiest day of protests

Reuters 2021-02-20 18:22:27

Two people were killed in Myanmar's second city Mandalay on Saturday when police fired to disperse protesting opponents of a Feb 1 military coup, emergency workers said, the bloodiest day in more than...

US expresses concern as Myanmar ships reach Malaysia to pick up detainees

US expresses concern as Myanmar ships reach Malaysia to pick up detainees

REUTERS 2021-02-20 18:07:26

The United States has voiced concerns about Malaysia’s plans to deport asylum seekers and others from Myanmar, as the nearby country’s navy ships arrived in Malaysian waters to pick them u...

Saudi Arabia to invest more than $20b in its military industry over next decade

Saudi Arabia to invest more than $20b in its military industry over next decade

Reuters 2021-02-20 17:50:09

Saudi Arabia will invest more than $20 billion in its domestic military industry over the next decade as part of aggressive plans to boost local military spending, the head of the kingdom’s mili...

Russia approves its third coronavirus vaccine, CoviVac

Russia approves its third coronavirus vaccine, CoviVac

REUTERS 2021-02-20 17:46:39

Russia on Saturday approved a third Covid-19 vaccine for domestic use, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on state TV, though large-scale clinical trials of the shot, labelled CoviVac and produced...

Texas hospitals hit hard by cold, lack of water

Texas hospitals hit hard by cold, lack of water

Reuters 2021-02-20 16:57:27

Texas doctor Natasha Kathuria has practiced medicine in 11 countries, worked through the 2014 “Snowmageddon” storm that ground Atlanta to a halt, and survived the past year’s COVID-1...

Thai PM survives no-confidence vote

Thai PM survives no-confidence vote

REUTERS 2021-02-20 15:17:13

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and nine ministers survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Saturday after a four-day censure debate, with protests calling for his ouster set...

China's rise to define transatlantic ties: NATO chief

China's rise to define transatlantic ties: NATO chief

REUTERS 2021-02-20 13:10:07

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on Friday for Europe, Canada and the United States to uphold the international rules-based order that Russia and China are challenging, and described Bei...

Biden draws contrast with Trump on the world scene

Biden draws contrast with Trump on the world scene

REUTERS 2021-02-20 11:29:55

US President Joe Biden on Friday drew a sharp contrast with the foreign policy of his much-derided predecessor, Donald Trump, and urged democracies to work together to challenge abuses by autocratic s...

India court extends Thunberg-connected Ravi's detention over farm protest

India court extends Thunberg-connected Ravi's detention over farm protest

REUTERS 2021-02-20 11:17:03

A Delhi court granted a police request on Friday to extend the detention of climate activist Disha Ravi who they accuse of sedition for her alleged role in the creation of an online “toolkit&rdq...

Trump Plaza brought down by 3,000 sticks of dynamite

Trump Plaza brought down by 3,000 sticks of dynamite

-- 2021-02-19 21:21:53

Donald Trump’s failed business venture Trump Plaza and Casino was demolished Wednesday at 9 am with the push of a button on a detonator. The property had been shuttered since 2014 and was in a s...

US begins admitting asylum seekers blocked by Trump

US begins admitting asylum seekers blocked by Trump

Reuters 2021-02-19 20:44:59

The United States will on Friday begin rolling back one of former President Donald Trump’s strictest immigration policies, allowing in the first of thousands of asylum seekers who have been forc...

Harry, Meghan make final split with British royal family

Harry, Meghan make final split with British royal family

-- 2021-02-19 20:33:54

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have made a final split with the British royal family, telling Queen Elizabeth that they will not be returning as working members of monarchy, Buckingham Palace said o...

Myanmar protests stall fuel imports

Myanmar protests stall fuel imports

Reuters 2021-02-19 20:28:39

Myanmar’s refined fuel imports have stalled as protests over the military coup have shut banks and government offices, while a depreciation of its currency has driven up costs, five industry sou...

Moscow eyes fully electric bus fleet by 2030

Moscow eyes fully electric bus fleet by 2030

Reuters 2021-02-19 20:19:06

Moscow plans to nearly quadruple the number of electric buses it operates in coming years and replace all petrol or diesel-powered public transport vehicles with greener alternatives by 2030, a senior...

India, China disengagement process at disputed border completed

India, China disengagement process at disputed border completed

UNB 2021-02-19 19:59:44

The disengagement process of the Indian and Chinese troops in a tense area of their contested border has been completed, local media reported on Friday. Both sides completed withdrawal of troops and...

EU moves to allow continued data flows to Britain after Brexit

EU moves to allow continued data flows to Britain after Brexit

-- 2021-02-19 19:20:45

The European Commission said on Friday Britain’s data protection laws were in line with the European Union’s despite Brexit and it would start a process to allow a continued flow of police...

Climate funding likely to go up as US rejoins Paris pact

Climate funding likely to go up as US rejoins Paris pact

THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION 2021-02-19 19:04:14

As the United States officially re-enters the Paris climate accord on Friday, expectations are rising that Washington will step up funding to help poor countries adopt clean energy and adapt to more e...

Rich nations stockpiling billion more COVID-19 shots than needed

Rich nations stockpiling billion more COVID-19 shots than needed

Reuters 2021-02-19 18:38:53

Rich countries are on course to have over a billion more doses of COVID-19 vaccines than they need, leaving poorer nations scrambling for leftover supplies as the world seeks to curb the coronavirus p...

Singaporean anti-drone firm halts business with Myanmar after coup

Singaporean anti-drone firm halts business with Myanmar after coup

-- 2021-02-19 17:19:31

A Singaporean firm that has sold anti-drone products to Myanmar's police is halting further business in the country and has cancelled a deal with its main airport following a military's coup, a compan...

Iran says it will reverse nuclear actions when US lifts sanctions

Iran says it will reverse nuclear actions when US lifts sanctions

REUTERS 2021-02-19 15:35:07

Iran will “immediately reverse” actions in respect of its nuclear programme when US sanctions are lifted, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday, reiterating Tehran’s p...

Myanmar protester dies after 10 days on life support

Myanmar protester dies after 10 days on life support

-- 2021-02-19 15:30:15

A young woman protester in Myanmar who was shot in the head last week as police dispersed a crowd died on Friday, her brother said, the first death among opponents of a February 1 coup from two weeks...

Myanmar's coup opponents cheer British, Canadian sanctions

Myanmar's coup opponents cheer British, Canadian sanctions

REUTERS 2021-02-19 11:07:04

Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup welcomed new sanctions from Britain and Canada on Friday as protesters prepared to take to the streets for what will mark two weeks of daily demonstrations i...

Africa's Covid deaths near 100,000 after second wave

Africa's Covid deaths near 100,000 after second wave

Reuters 2021-02-19 10:18:25

Africa’s total reported death toll from Covid-19 was approaching 100,000 on Thursday, a fraction of those reported on other continents but rising fast as a second wave of infections overwhelms h...

US says it is ready for talks with Iran over nuclear deal

US says it is ready for talks with Iran over nuclear deal

REUTERS 2021-02-19 09:52:43

The United States on Thursday said it was ready to talk to Iran about both nations returning to a 2015 agreement that aimed to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, seeking to revive a deal t...

UK, Canada impose sanctions on Myanmar generals

UK, Canada impose sanctions on Myanmar generals

Reuters 2021-02-19 09:27:32

Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s ruling generals on Thursday for toppling the civilian-led government while Japan said it had agreed with the United States, India and Australia...

India urges neighbours to create special visa scheme for doctors, nurses

India urges neighbours to create special visa scheme for doctors, nurses

-- 2021-02-18 21:04:29

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged neighbouring countries to create a special visa scheme for doctors and nurses to move around the region during health emergencies. He also propos...