ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19. “The result of COVID-19 tests done with my wife after showing mild symptoms came back positive,” Erdogan said in a tweet, adding that both had the Omicron variant of the virus. “We will continue …
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By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres defended his organisation’s support for the Olympic Games on Saturday, saying it was important for nations to come together in Beijing as conflicts brew across the world. Following a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach a day after the official opening …
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(Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister said on Saturday that a U.S. move to restore sanctions waivers to Tehran was not enough and Washington should provide guarantees for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers. Washington on Friday restored https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/biden-administration-restores-sanctions-waiver-iran-talks-final-phase-2022-02-04 the waivers to allow international nuclear cooperation projects, as indirect U.S.-Iranian talks on …
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(Reuters) – Iran’s top security official Ali Shamkhani said on Saturday that it has a right to continue nuclear research and development that cannot be curbed by any agreement. “Iran’s legal right to continue research and development and maintain its peaceful nuclear capabilities and achievements, side by side with its security … cannot be curbed …
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(Reuters) – New Zealand reported a record 243 new COVID-19 community cases on Saturday, as officials warned more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant are expected but urged people in the highly vaccinated nation not to panic. The country of five million people has kept its borders closed since early 2020. Prime Minister Jacinda …
BERLIN (Reuters) – Gazprom has nominated former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to join its board of directors, the Russian energy giant said on Friday, amid tensions between Moscow and the West over whether Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine. Gazprom said it had proposed Schroeder, who was Germany’s chancellor during the early years of Vladimir …
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VIENNA (Reuters) -An avalanche in an area of Austria bordering Switzerland has killed five people on an unusually dangerous day in the Alps after heavy snowfall followed by warmer weather, spokespeople for rescue services said on Friday. A separate avalanche earlier on Friday swept down a ski piste at the popular resort of Soelden, where …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed in a call on Friday that Western allies needed to deliver a “clear and consistent” message to Russia on the repercussions of a further invasion of Ukraine. A British statement said the two leaders also agreed on the importance of dialogue …
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By Chen Aizhu (Reuters) – Russia has agreed a 30-year contract to supply gas to China via a new pipeline and will settle the new gas sales in euros, bolstering an energy alliance with Beijing amid Moscow’s strained ties with the West over Ukraine and other issues. Gazprom, which has a monopoly on Russian gas …
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ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said the United States and other Western nations had done nothing to help resolve the Russia-Ukraine crisis and were merely a hindrance, broadcaster NTV and Turkish media quoted him as saying on Friday. Erdogan, who is seeking to burnish his credentials as a potential mediator, said no European leader was …
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