BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The next few days could be the most dangerous moment in Europe’s biggest security crisis for decades as Russia stages war games in Belarus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, though he believed Moscow had not yet decided whether to invade Ukraine. Russia, which has more than 100,000 troops at the …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – The COVAX global COVID-19 vaccine-sharing programme has scaled back the number of doses allocated for North Korea, international aid organisations said, as the country has so far failed to arrange for any shipments. A website dashboard maintained by the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, shows the number of doses …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was up to the International Ski Federation (FIS) to decide whether to take action in the case of a Belarusian cross-country skier who was barred from competition over what her family said were its political views. Belarusian cross-country skier Darya Dolidovich told Reuters …
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By Winni Zhou and Mari Saito ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -American Chloe Kim cemented her position as one of the greats of women’s snowboarding with a commanding performance on Thursday to win halfpipe gold at the Winter Games and successfully defend her 2018 Olympic title. The 21-year-old set herself apart from rivals in the very first …
By Carlos Osorio, Blair Gable and Jarrett Renshaw WINDSOR/OTTAWA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ford and Toyota on Wednesday both said they were halting some production as anti-coronavirus mandate protesters blocked U.S-Canada border crossings that have prompted warnings from Washington and Ottawa of economic damage. Many pandemic-weary Western countries will soon mark two years of restrictions as copycat protests …
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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A geomagnetic storm triggered by a large burst of radiation from the sun has disabled least 40 of the 49 satellites newly launched by SpaceX as part of its Starlink internet communications network, the company said. The incident was believed to mark the largest collective loss of satellites stemming …
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By Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA (Reuters) – Sleeping in trucks and staying warm at fire pits and portable saunas, protesters camped out in the frigid Canadian capital of Ottawa are digging in for a long stay, convinced they have momentum and right on their side. The number of protesters in the “Freedom Convoy” – initially …
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By Felix Hoske KYIV (Reuters) – In his mayoral office, former heavyweight boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko waves a stylus pen at a screen on the wall – allowing him to monitor Kyiv’s electricity grid and water supplies in case of a Russian cyber attack. Klitschko, who has been mayor of Ukraine’s capital city since 2014, …
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is pushing for a global deal aimed at preventing new pandemics that could include a ban on wildlife markets and incentives for countries to report new viruses or variants, an EU official told Reuters. International negotiators will meet for the first time on Wednesday to prepare …
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran unveiled a new domestically-made missile with a range of 1,450 kilometers on Wednesday, state TV reported, a day after Tehran and Washington resumed indirect talks to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal. Iran, which has one of the biggest missile programmes in the Middle East, says its ballistic missiles have …
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