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Veteran Hong Kong activist jailed for unlawful assembly

HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court sentenced a 66-year-old activist known as “Grandma Wong” to...

13th July, 2022

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Ukrainian rockets hit Russian-held area as Kyiv readies southern counter-attack

By Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Tuesday it had carried out a lon...

12th July, 2022

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Japan bids sombre farewell to slain Shinzo Abe, its longest-serving premier

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -With prayers, flowers and flags draped in black ribbons, Japan on Tu...

12th July, 2022

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Russia gives exiting firms time by pausing asset seizure law

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow’s plan to implement a new law enabling authorities to seize the assets of...

12th July, 2022

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U.N. adds Ukraine, Ethiopia, Mozambique to children killing inquiry

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. officials will investigate the killing and wound...

11th July, 2022

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Protests block North Macedonia’s capital over Bulgaria, EU compromise

By Fatos Bytyci SKOPJE (Reuters) – Streets in Skopje, North Macedonia, were brought to a standstill...

8th July, 2022

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In mostly gun-free nation, Japanese stunned by Abe killing

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan struggled with shock and sadness on Friday, trying to come to...

8th July, 2022

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Exclusive-WTO faces new battle over COVID tests, drugs

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Less than a month after a hard-won deal was reached on a partial wa...

7th July, 2022

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British lawyers defending Hong Kong tycoon say they receive threats

By Anne Marie Roantree and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – Barristers from a British law firm wh...

7th July, 2022

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Not ‘business as usual’ for G20 foreign ministers meeting in Bali

By Kate Lamb and David Brunnstrom (Reuters) – G20 foreign ministers travel to the resort island of B...

6th July, 2022

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Exclusive-Pope hopes China deal on bishops will be renewed soon

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said that while the Vatican’s secret and co...

5th July, 2022

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EU says it may not be possible to cross finish line on Iran nuclear deal

By Arshad Mohammed and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Senior Western officials voiced d...

1st July, 2022