LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Sunday that Russia’s claims it has no plans to invade Ukraine were false and the UK and allies were resolved to “raise the cost” to Moscow if they took further action. Linking to a tweet from The Washington Post on U.S. assessments of Russia’s plans, …
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By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) -A small boy trapped in a well in northern Moroccan for five days died before rescuers were able to reach him late on Saturday and retrieve his body, two government officials said. Footage posted on social media showed the scene after his body was recovered, with hundreds of distraught rescue …
By Muyu Xu and Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) – China will increase the supply of merchandise featuring “Bing Dwen Dwen”, the panda mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the organising committee said on Sunday. The announcement came as Chinese media and internet users reported difficulty in purchasing souvenirs in the likeness of the chubby …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Satellite images by a private U.S. company published on Sunday showed details of military maneuvres at the Belarus border with Ukraine ahead of joint drills announced by Moscow and Minsk that NATO has called the biggest deployment to Belarus since the Cold War. Russia and Belarus have said they will hold joint …
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Sunday urged people to ignore “apocalyptic predictions” about an imminent Russian invasion, saying his country was strong and had unprecedented international support. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a week ago Ukraine was not a sinking Titanic and accused Washington and media of fuelling panic that weighed on …
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By Mari Saito and Winni Zhou ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand said she was a “proud Kiwi” after winning gold in the women’s slopestyle event at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, snagging the nation’s first-ever Winter Games gold medal. Rival snowboarders said the 20-year-old’s final run pushed the women’s field to the …
BERLIN (Reuters) – Luxury carmaker Porsche AG expects another record year for sales despite the global semiconductor chip shortage, its sales chief was quoted as saying by industry magazine Automobilwoche. “When I look at the current orders, I’m confident for 2022. Growth in sales could reach a similarly high level this year as in 2021,” …
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(Reuters) – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged New Zealanders on Sunday to unite in their battle against COVID-19, as the pandemic forced the country to celebrate its national Waitangi Day online. A growing outbreak of the highly transmissible Omicron variant has pushed all commemorations online, prompting Ardern to urge vaccinations. “We all have a duty …
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By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the reopening of the country’s borders to international tourists may not be far away, adding that the parliament will debate the matter this week. Australia, which shut its borders in March of 2020, has been going through a staggered reopening in …
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By Simon Evans YANQING, China (Reuters) -The marquee event of the men’s Alpine Olympic programme at the Beijing Winter Games was postponed to Monday at noon (0400 GMT) after high winds on Sunday forced two hours of delays before organisers threw in the towel. “Due to the present weather situation with the wind gust and …
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