By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – Ukraine has become the main flashpoint in Russia’s relations with the West after a build-up of tens of thousands of Russian troops near its border and a series of tough statements from President Vladimir Putin setting out his “red lines”. Here are three sets of reasons why Putin feels so …
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LA PALMA (Reuters) -The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma fell silent as constant tremors stopped late on Monday, though experts cautioned this did not necessarily mean the eruption is nearing an end after 85 days. Seismic activity all but stopped around 9 pm local time on Monday, the Canary Islands …
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ROME (Reuters) -The European Union must ask Russia to urgently reduce tensions with Ukraine when EU leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said. Addressing the Italian Chamber of Deputies before this week’s EU summit, Draghi said the bloc “must unanimously renew its support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed on Wednesday to win the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, imploring Germans in his first major address to parliament to get vaccinated as the only way out of the crisis. “I tell citizens of our country, ‘yes it will get better, yes we will win the fight …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia’s squeezing of Moldova’s gas supplies is a “blatant attempt” by Moscow to intimidate Moldova’s reformist government, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. Von der Leyen, addressing the European Parliament, said the European Union wanted good relations with Russia, but this depended first and foremost on Russia’s behaviour, …
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By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Wednesday reopened borders to vaccinated skilled migrants and foreign students after a nearly two-year ban on their entry, in a bid to boost an economy hit by stop-start COVID-19 lockdowns. The emergence of the new Omicron variant forced officials to delay the reopening of international travel by …
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By Gessika Thomas CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (Reuters) -Haitian authorities on Tuesday searched for victims from a fuel truck explosion in the city of Cap-Haitien that killed at least 60 people, amid reports that nearby residents had attempted to take fuel from the vehicle before it exploded. Hundreds of people on Tuesday remained at the scene of …
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By Stephanie Nebehay and Mrinalika Roy GENEVA (Reuters) -COVID-19 vaccines appear to have become slightly less effective in preventing severe disease and death but do provide “significant protection”, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The Omicron variant first detected in South Africa and Hong Kong last month has now been reported by 77 …
By Yousef Saba RIYADH (Reuters) -A Gulf Arab summit in Saudi Arabia urged Iran on Tuesday to take concrete steps to ease tension while reiterating a call to include the region in talks between global powers and Tehran aimed at salvaging their nuclear agreement. Saudi Arabia’s crown prince had told the annual gathering of Gulf …
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By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – The Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in 77 countries since it was first identified three weeks ago, fueling concerns that its large number of mutations will help it spread faster and evade protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines or prior infection. Scientists await answers to these important questions: IS IT …
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