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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has said that pontiffs resigning instead of ruling for life should not become a “fashion” in the Roman Catholic Church and happen only in truly exceptional circumstances. The comments, made in private conversations with fellow Jesuits during his recent trip to Democratic Republic of Congo, were …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Marking one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, the UN General Assembly will vote next week on a draft resolution stressing “the need to reach, as soon as possible, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace” in line with the founding United Nations Charter. It again demands Moscow withdraw its …

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(Reuters) – After stunning Ukrainian counter-attacks forced Russian invaders into humiliating retreat on several fronts in the second half of 2022, Moscow has rebounded with small but steady advances in eastern Ukraine as the war’s first anniversary nears on Feb. 24. Following are some of the major developments in Europe’s biggest conflict since World War …

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By Sabine Siebold and Bart H. Meijer BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO countries are ramping up production of artillery munitions as Ukraine is burning through shells much faster than the West can make them, the alliance said on Wednesday amid pledges to deliver at least 48 Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv. “Things are happening, but … …

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By Max Hunder and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Six Russian balloons were spotted over Kyiv and most were shot down after being engaged by air defences, the Ukrainian capital’s military administration said on Wednesday. It said the balloons may have been carrying corner reflectors and reconnaissance equipment but did not specify when they flew over …

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By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – Avian flu has reached new corners of the globe and become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry, according to veterinarians and disease experts, who warn it is now a year-round problem. Reuters spoke to more than 20 experts and farmers …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) expects COVID vaccination campaigns to be conducted once a year, similar to the approach with flu inoculation, it said on Wednesday. Though the COVID-causing virus is not yet behaving like a seasonal virus involved in winter waves in temperate climates, the EMA’s head of health threats and …

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SARAJEVO (Reuters) -Boxers from a Montenegrin club on Wednesday said they had been banned from entering Moldova for a tournament amid allegations that saboteurs from Montenegro, among others, could be part of an alleged Kremlin coup plot. Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on Monday Russia was planning to topple the government of her small east …

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