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U.S. Senators want Russia removed from U.N. Human Rights Council

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A dozen members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Com...

29th March, 2022

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ICC insists on ‘zero tolerance’ of crimes against children in Ukraine

By Anthony Deutsch and Stephen Farrell THE HAGUE/LVIV (Reuters) -The chief prosecutor of the Interna...

16th March, 2022

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Soccer-I’m not qualified to speak on Newcastle’s Saudi ownership: Howe

(Reuters) – Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe accepted the fact that he would constantly be questi...

16th March, 2022

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Court slaps fine on Russian woman after on-air TV protest

LONDON (Reuters) -A Russian woman who denounced the war in Ukraine during a live news bulletin on st...

15th March, 2022

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Japan’s Fast Retailing to suspend Russia operations in U-turn

TOKYO (Reuters) – Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co is suspending its Russian operations temporarily, i...

10th March, 2022

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EU Commission proposes EU-wide laws to combat violence against women

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Tuesday European Union-...

8th March, 2022

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EU draft law would require firms to check suppliers for human rights, environmental ethics

By Simon Jessop and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will unveil on Wed...

22nd February, 2022

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Germany not affected by reports of Credit Suisse data leak – finance ministry

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany does not think it is affected by a leak of Credit Suisse client data that...

22nd February, 2022

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Credit Suisse denies wrongdoing after client data leaked to media

VIENNA (Reuters) – Credit Suisse said on Sunday it “strongly rejects” allegations of wrongdoing afte...

21st February, 2022

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UK pledges $34 million to enhance security in Indo-Pacific

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Britain committed 25 million pounds ($34 million) to strengthen security in the In...

17th February, 2022

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Norway’s Telenor says Myanmar unit sale plan followed junta’s pressure on surveillance tech

By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Norwegian telecom firm Telenor is selling its Myanmar operation...

16th September, 2021

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Environmental threats are biggest challenge to human rights -UN

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. rights chief said the “triple planetary crises”...

14th September, 2021