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NATO invites Finland, Sweden to join, says Russia is a ‘direct threat’

3 Jul 2022

By Sabine Siebold and Robin Emmott MADRID (Reuters) -NATO invited Sweden and Finland on Wednesday to join the military alliance in one of the biggest shifts in European security in decades after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed Helsinki and Stockholm to drop their traditional of neutrality. NATO’s 30 allies took the decision at their summit …

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Argentina economy minister, IMF deal architect, quits as government crisis builds

3 Jul 2022

By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s economy minister Martin Guzman, the architect of a recent major debt deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), resigned on Saturday as deep splits emerged in the ruling coalition over how to handle mounting economic crises. Guzman, a minister since late 2019 and a close ally of President …

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Fighting intensifies for Ukraine’s last bastion in eastern Luhansk province

2 Jul 2022

By Pavel Polityuk and Simon Lewis KYIV/KONSTYANTYNIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Fighting intensified on Saturday for Lysychansk, Ukraine’s last bastion in the strategic eastern province of Luhansk, while blasts shook a southern city after the civilian toll from Russian strikes climbed in towns well behind the front lines. Rodion Miroshnik, ambassador to Russia of the pro-Moscow self-styled …

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Texas, Ohio top courts allow abortion bans to take effect

2 Jul 2022

By Nate Raymond and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -The top courts in Texas and Ohio on Friday allowed the Republican-led states to enforce restrictions and bans on abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court last week overturned the nationwide constitutional right to abortion. The Texas Supreme Court late on Friday allowed a nearly century-old abortion ban to …

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Trump wanted to join Capitol riot, tried to grab limo steering wheel -aide

2 Jul 2022

(Corrects paragraph 34 to attribute testimony about Trump throwing a plate to Cassidy Hutchinson, not Kayleigh McEnaney) By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential limousine on Jan. 6, 2021, when his security detail declined to take him to the U.S. Capitol where his …

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Lukashenko says Belarus intercepted attempted missile strikes by Ukraine

2 Jul 2022

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday Ukraine had tried to strike military facilities on Belarusian territory three days ago, but all its missiles had been intercepted, the state-run Belta news agency reported. Lukashenko, who did not provide evidence for the claim, said Belarus did not want war with Ukraine, but would …

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Second Russian scientist from Siberian city detained on treason charges – TASS

2 Jul 2022

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has detained a second scientist in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk on suspicion of state treason in the space of a few days, the TASS news agency reported on Saturday, citing a source close to the investigation. Anatoly Maslov, a chief scientist at an institute of theoretical and applied mechanics in …

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Foreign firefighters arrive in Greece for summer wildfire season

2 Jul 2022

ATHENS (Reuters) – Several dozen Romanian and Bulgarian firefighters took up their posts in Greece on Saturday, the first members of a European force being deployed to the country to provide backup in case of major wildfires during the summer. More than 200 firefighters and equipment from Bulgaria, France, Germany, Romania, Norway and Finland will …

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Striking Paris airport workers call new walkout on July 8-10

2 Jul 2022

PARIS (Reuters) – Striking Paris airport workers said on Saturday they would stage another walkout at the French capital’s main international hub from July 8-10 to press their pay demands, signalling further disruption for early summer travellers. Ground staff at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport have staged a series of strikes to demand a wage hike …

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Astronaut study reveals effects of space travel on human bones

2 Jul 2022

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A study of bone loss in 17 astronauts who flew aboard the International Space Station is providing a fuller understanding of the effects of space travel on the human body and steps that can mitigate it, crucial knowledge ahead of potential ambitious future missions. The research amassed new data …

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