MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel unveiled a monument in a north Moscow square on Tuesday to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, pledging to deepen their friendship in the face of U.S. sanctions against both countries. Castro, who took power in 1959, is not commemorated by statues in …
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By David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Workers at the largest U.S. rail union voted against a tentative contract deal reached in September, raising the possibility of a year-end strike that could cause significant damage to the U.S. economy and strand vital shipments of food and fuel. Train and engine service members …
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ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday touted Russia’s Arctic power at a flag-raising ceremony and dock launch for two nuclear-powered icebreakers that will ensure year-round navigation in the Western Arctic. Presiding via video link from the Kremlin at the launch ceremony in the former imperial capital of St Petersburg in northern Russia, …
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By Rohith Nair DOHA (Reuters) -Poland and Mexico played out an entertaining 0-0 draw in their opening Word Cup Group C game on Tuesday, with Polish skipper Robert Lewandowski failing to break his tournament duck when his second-half penalty was saved at Stadium 974. Lewandowski earned the penalty after a VAR check 11 minutes into …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish police said on Tuesday they had arrested one person on suspicion of espionage and a second individual believed to have aided the suspected crimes. The main suspect was believed to have conducted gross unlawful intelligence activity against Sweden as well as another country, the Swedish Security Service said in a statement. Police …
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece launched a major rescue operation off the island of Crete on Tuesday after a boat believed to be carrying as many as 500 migrants issued a distress signal in bad weather, the coast guard said. Near gale force winds in the sea south of the island made the operation difficult, authorities …
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By Kate Abnett and Dominic Evans SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – The COP27 summit of nearly 200 countries agreed on Sunday to set up a “loss and damage” fund to support poorer countries being ravaged by climate impacts, overcoming decades of resistance from wealthy nations whose historic emissions have fuelled climate change. Pakistan’s climate minister …
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By Bernard Orr and Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing shut parks, shopping malls and museums on Tuesday while more Chinese cities resumed mass testing for COVID-19, as China fights a spike in cases, deepening concerns about its economy and dampening hopes for a quick post-coronavirus reopening. China reported 28,127 new local cases nationally for …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia, on an 18-count indictment for their alleged involvement in a $575 million cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering conspiracy, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, both 37, allegedly defrauded hundreds of thousands of victims through a multi-faceted …
By Daren Butler and Suleiman Al-Khalidi ISTANBUL/AMMAN (Reuters) -Turkey said a Kurdish militia killed two people in mortar attacks from northern Syria on Monday, in an escalation of cross-border retaliation following Turkish air operations at the weekend and a deadly bomb attack in Istanbul a week ago. Turkey’s armed forces said it was responding, and …
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