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After EU blessing, Ukraine vows to prevail as it battles Russian assaults

By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -With a blessing for its EU ambitions and a pledge of unwavering support from Britain, Ukraine vowed on Saturday to prevail against Moscow as it battled Russian assaults near a key eastern city and multiple locations came under shell and missile attack. European Union countries are expected …

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EU backs Ukraine’s membership bid to ‘live the European dream’

By Robin Emmott and Max Hunder BRUSSELS/KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -The European Union gave its blessing on Friday for Ukraine and its neighbour Moldova to become candidates to join the bloc, reaching out deep into the former Soviet Union for what would be a major geopolitical shift following Russia’s Ukraine invasion. “Ukrainians are ready to die …

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Early Omicron infection unlikely to protect against current variants

By Nancy Lapid NEW YORK (Reuters) – People infected with the earliest version of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, first identified in South Africa in November, may be vulnerable to reinfection with later versions of Omicron even if they have been vaccinated and boosted, new findings suggest. Vaccinated patients with Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infections …

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WikiLeaks’ founder Assange vows to fight extradition from UK to United States

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -The wife of Julian Assange vowed to fight using every possible legal avenue after British Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday approved the WikiLeaks’ founder’s extradition to the United States to face criminal charges. Assange is wanted by U.S. authorities on 18 counts, including a spying charge, relating to WikiLeaks’ …

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Canada seeks to prosecute some extremely intoxicated people who harm others

By Anna Mehler Paperny and Ismail Shakil TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada’s federal government introduced a bill on Friday to hold some people criminally responsible if they harm someone else while extremely intoxicated. A person could be held criminally responsible if the self-induced extreme intoxication was criminally negligent. The bill follows a Supreme Court ruling last month …

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China launches third aircraft carrier, named after province opposite Taiwan

By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) -China launched its third aircraft carrier on Friday, the Fujian, named after the province opposite self-ruled Taiwan, sending a statement of intent to rivals as it modernises its military. President Xi Jinping has made overhauling the world’s largest armed forces a central part of his agenda, seeking to project …

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Bordeaux region bans outdoor events as heat wave hits France

PARIS (Reuters) – The Gironde department around Bordeaux banned outdoor public events and those at indoor venues without air conditioning, a local official told public radio on Friday, as France is gripped by an early heat wave. Local prefect Fabienne Buccio told France Bleu radio that concerts and large gatherings, including some of the official …

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