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(Reuters) – Ukraine’s infrastructure ministry said in a statement Tuesday that 16 ships had passed through the Danube’s newly-reopened Bystre rivermouth in the last four days and that the opening up of the Bystre was an important step towards speeding up grain exports. Ukraine was also negotiating with Romanian colleagues and European Commission representatives about …

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By Anna Mehler Paperny and Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada’s telecoms regulator said on Tuesday it has ordered Rogers Communications to respond to questions about last week’s network outage that impacted millions of Canadians. Rogers needs to provide a detailed account as to “why” and “how” the outage happened, and what measures the company is putting …

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DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s military ambitions are likely to figure high in President Joe Biden’s meetings with Israeli and Saudi leaders on a trip to the Middle East, as Tehran’s expanding missile arsenal bolsters its regional armed power. A day after Tehran and Washington resumed indirect talks to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal in February, …

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(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has emerged unbowed from the international outrage over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi four years ago, as Western leaders who once tried to isolate him now seek his support. U.S. President Joe Biden, who has accused the prince of ordering Khashoggi’s murder and said …

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PARIS (Reuters) – Salah Abdeslam, the lone survivor of an Islamist militant squad that killed 130 people in attacks in Paris in 2015, has not appealed his life sentence or guilty verdict – closing the door to a second trial, a Paris appeals court said Tuesday. A French court last month judged Abdeslam guilty on …

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(Reuters) – Elon Musk said on Monday it was time for Donald Trump to “hang up his hat and sail into the sunset,” days after the former U.S. President mocked the billionaire at a political rally and called him a “Bull***t artist.” Writing on Twitter, Musk said, “I don’t hate the man, but it’s time …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States believes Iran is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred drones, including some that are weapons capable, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday. Sullivan also said the United States has information that shows Iran is preparing to train Russian forces to use these …

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BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – European Union health agencies on Monday recommended a second COVID-19 booster for everyone above 60 amid a new rise in infections and hospitalisations across Europe. While the existing coronavirus vaccines continue to provide good protection against hospitalisation and death, vaccine effectiveness has taken a hit as the virus has evolved. “It is …

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By Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -Multiple Chinese cities are adopting fresh COVID-19 curbs, from business halts to lockdowns, to rein in new infections, with the commercial hub of Shanghai bracing for another mass testing effort after finding a highly-transmissible Omicron subvariant. The tough curbs by local governments follow China’s “dynamic zero-COVID” policy …

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