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Russia signals space station pullout; NASA says it’s not official yet

26 Jul 2022

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s new space chief said on Tuesday his country plans to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, though a senior NASA official said Moscow has not communicated its intent to pull out of the two-decade-old orbital partnership with the United States. While heightened tensions between Moscow and …

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At least 15 killed as anti-U.N. protests flare in east Congo

26 Jul 2022

By Djaffar Sabiti and Fiston Mahamba GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Three United Nations peacekeepers and at least 12 civilians were killed during a second day of violent anti-U.N. protests in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, authorities said. The protests were spurred by complaints that the U.N. mission, known as MONUSCO, has …

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At Mass in Canada, Pope praises indigenous reverence for elders

26 Jul 2022

By Philip Pullella and Tim Johnson EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Tuesday praised the indigenous tradition of showing great respect for elders and learning from them, saying their memory must not be lost in modern society’s “fog of forgetfulness.” Francis is on a week-long tour of Canada to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s …

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Czech and German firefighters battle blaze in national park

26 Jul 2022

HRENSKO, Czech Republic (Reuters) – Hundreds of firefighters reinforced by units from neighbouring Germany battled a wildfire in a Czech national park for a third day on Tuesday after the blaze destroyed houses and forced authorities to evacuate villages. The fire on the German border in a popular tourist area sent smoke drifting across the …

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Bavarian Nordic monkeypox vaccine wins EU approval

26 Jul 2022

OSLO (Reuters) – Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic said on Monday the European Commission had given permission for its Imvanex vaccine to be marketed as protection against monkeypox, as recommended last week by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The approval comes just one day after the World Health Organization issued a high-level alert declaring the …

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Pope apologizes for ‘deplorable evil’ of Canadian indigenous schools

26 Jul 2022

By Philip Pullella and Tim Johnson MASKWACIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Pope Francis apologized on Monday to Canada’s native people on their land for the Church’s role in schools where indigenous children were abused, calling their forced cultural assimilation a “deplorable evil” and “disastrous error.” Speaking near the site of two former schools in Maskwacis, Alberta, Francis …

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