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BERLIN (Reuters) – Gerhard Schroeder, who has become increasingly derided in Germany for his pro-Russian views, has filed a suit against Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament that seeks to reinstate his privileges as former chancellor, DPA reported. Schroeder, 78, was stripped of his right to a publicly funded office in May, amid mounting dismay …

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet reshuffle appears to have done little to ease voter concerns amidst anger about the ruling party’s ties to the Unification Church, opinion polls conducted by media groups indicated on Friday. Links to the church, founded in South Korea in the 1950s and famous for its mass weddings, …

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A few cities in China’s tourism hub Hainan extended lockdowns on Friday, with some of the measures expected to last through the weekend, while Lhasa in Tibet also tightened restrictions, among the latest curbs to contain COVID clusters in the country. Under the “dynamic COVID zero” policy that aims at quickly stopping …

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By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) – As the cleanup in Gaza continues from last weekend’s brief conflict with Israel, another battle has continued over which side caused the casualties, after Israel said misfiring rockets from the Palestinian side killed 15 people in the enclave. According to Israeli military authorities, a fifth of the more than …

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By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Unvaccinated children have higher long COVID risk A small study is adding to evidence that children can develop …

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By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -A four-day “extreme heat” warning came into force in parts of England and Wales on Thursday, with temperatures poised to top 35 Celsius in another heatwave that could cause wildfires and pressure water supplies and transport services. The Met Office said its amber warning, its second-most severe after red, will …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -No more than 10 Chinese and Taiwan navy ships stayed close to the median line of the Taiwan Strait as of Thursday afternoon, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters, adding the number was “greatly reduced” from previous days. Furious about a visit to self-ruled Taiwan last week by U.S. House of …

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By Maya Gebeily (Reuters) – A Lebanese court ordered on Thursday the temporary seizure of property owned by two parliamentarians charged in connection with the deadly Beirut port blast of 2020, a judicial source said. Property worth about $3 million is to be confiscated under the order, which will be formally communicated to MPs Ghazi …

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By Katharine Houreld and Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – Two days after Kenya’s general election officials were collating results on Thursday but had yet to announce who is leading the presidential race in East Africa’s regional powerhouse. Media houses are trying to do their own tallies but only have images of results forms from more …

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By Corina Pons GRAN CANARIA (Reuters) – Standing in a cemetery of abandoned boats, Mohamed Fane picks a West African franc off the floor and shudders at the traumatic memory of his voyage from Senegal to the Canary Islands. After an arduous overland trip and months waiting, smugglers shepherded the 33-year-old carpenter into a flimsy …

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