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By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday that he had accepted the resignation of Paris archbishop Michel Aupetit not because he had sinned but because the gossip about him had left him in a position where he could no longer govern the diocese. Speaking to reporters on a …

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(Reuters) – London-based ODEON Cinemas said on Monday it sold over 200,000 advance tickets of Marvel superhero movie “Spider-Man: No Way Home” in the first week, breaking a record held by “Avengers: Endgame” and indicating a good appetite for movie going this festive season despite Omicron concerns. ODEON, owned by the world’s largest cinema chain …

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By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria on Monday criticised Britain’s decision to add the country to a travel “red list” due to coronavirus concerns as unjust and not driven by science. Nigeria joined South Africa and nine other Southern African countries on the list as of 0400 GMT on Monday after the British health …

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(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by video link on Tuesday. Since their Geneva summit in June, the list of contentious issues between their two countries has lengthened. Here’s a quick summary. UKRAINE AND POSSIBLE WESTERN SANCTIONS The United States has warned Russia it will face “severe costs” …

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(Reuters) – The United States has warned Russia not to invade Ukraine and urged both countries to return to a set of agreements designed to end a separatist war by Russian-speakers in eastern Ukraine. Here is a look at the agreements, which were signed in Minsk in 2014 and 2015. MINSK I Ukraine and the …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday described the state of U.S.-Russia relations as ” quite lamentable” on the eve of a video call between President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden when the two will discuss tensions around Ukraine. U.S. officials have in the last month pointed to unusual Russian troop movements …

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(Adds Lambrecht, Lauterbach) BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) are nearing a coalition deal as they prepare to take charge of Europe’s biggest economy for the next four years. As top candidate for the SPD, which narrowly came first in September’s election, Olaf Scholz is on track …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Karl Lauterbach of Germany’s Social Democrats will serve as health minister and current justice minister Christine Lambrecht will become defence minister in the next German government, sources said on Monday. Lauterbach, who is a trained doctor and epidemiologist, has pushed for stricter measures to stave off the fourth wave of infections currently …

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