(Deletes extraneous word in headline) (Reuters) – About 90 passengers and crew on a Royal Caribbean cruise in the Gulf of Mexico have fallen sick with a gastrointestinal illness causing diarrhea and vomiting, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Radiance of the Seas” departed Tampa, Florida, on Saturday for a seven-day …
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By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson OREBRO, Sweden (Reuters) – Sweden’s right-wing government said on Friday it would seek to tighten gun laws in the wake of the country’s deadliest mass shooting at an adult education centre where the attacker appeared to have used several of his own licensed rifles. Ten people were shot dead …
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KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gave an interview to Reuters on Friday. Here are some of his key quotes, translated from Ukrainian into English by Reuters: RARE EARTHS AND MINERALS “(Russian President Vladimir) Putin is not just grabbing them (minerals) along with the land, he is already thinking about how to get other partners …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Hamas on Friday announced the names of three Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners after a delay that underlined the obstacles hanging over a fragile deal meant to end the war in Gaza. Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, both …
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By David Cerny and Radovan Stoklasa BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Slovaks returned to a central square in the capital on Friday for the second large protest in two weeks, opposing what they see as a policy shift by Prime Minister Robert Fico aimed at moving closer to Russia. Protesters also gathered in …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Syria’s new President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been invited to visit Germany, his office said on Friday following a phone call with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The invitation came two days after Sharaa’s office announced he had been invited to visit France. Scholz assured Sharaa of Germany’s willingness to support Syria’s reconstruction, a German government …
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Valerie Volcovici BRASILIA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Countries are staying committed to their national climate plans and looking to lead the clean energy transition, as the United States plans to exit the Paris climate agreement, the UN’s top climate official said in his first speech of the year on Thursday. Simon Stiell, executive secretary …
ROME (Reuters) – Italy faced pressure on Friday to explain its relationship with Israeli spyware maker Paragon following reports that the company had cut ties with Rome over allegations that the government had used its technology to hack the phones of critics instead of criminals. “The Paragon scandal cannot simply be brushed aside … Those …
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By Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) – Three senior members of Portugal’s far-right Chega party have in the past two weeks faced accusations of committing a crime, threatening the “law-and-order” image that helped Chega become the third-largest force in parliament. Chega leader Andre Ventura has distanced himself from all three and pledged zero tolerance for crime …
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(Reuters) – Spanish police have recaptured the last two of five inmates who staged a spectacular escape last year from a Portuguese high-security prison after discovering the Argentine and the Briton working for a drug gang in Alicante, police said on Friday. The five escaped from Vale de Judeus prison during visiting hours in September …
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