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SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s abrupt end to its zero-COVID policy has raised concerns of widespread infections among a vulnerable, undervaccinated population with little natural immunity that would overload the health system and result in up to 2 million deaths, or more, various research groups are reporting. New analyses by various modelling groups predict the reopening could …

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MONTREAL (Reuters) – The Chinese government minister heading a global summit on biodiversity declared the approval of a global deal to protect nature on Monday despite objections from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which said it could not back the deal. Chinese Minister of Ecology Huang Runqiu, who was chairing the meeting of the U.N.-backed …

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(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that protecting Ukraine’s borders was a “constant priority” and that his country was ready for all possible scenarios with Russia and its ally Belarus. “Protecting our border, both with Russia and Belarus – is our constant priority,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. “We are preparing …

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By Marco Aquino and Kylie Madry LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, who has said she is leading a transitional government, urged the country’s Congress to pass a proposal to bring forward general elections in a news conference from the presidential palace on Saturday. Boluarte, formerly Peru’s vice president, assumed the presidency earlier this month …

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday condemned an apparent assassination attempt on a prominent news anchor and critic of the president who said assailants had opened fire on him while he was driving his car. Television and radio presenter Ciro Gomez Leyva said on Twitter two unidentified people on a …

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By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian ex-President Pedro Castillo’s pre-trial detention in prison was extended to 18 months on Thursday, amid a deepening diplomatic spat with left-leaning countries opposed to his removal and as deadly protests extended into a second week. At least 15 people have been killed in the protests, according to statements from …

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