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SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai on Thursday said it was trying its best to improve the distribution of food and essential goods to locked-in residents, responding to growing discontent over such difficulties as COVID curbs stretched into an 11th day. China’s financial hub has fallen largely silent after the city imposed harsh movement restrictions to stem the …

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By Simon Gardner BUCHA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A rope tied around his feet and a charred hole in his forehead, a dead man lies in scrub by a railroad track on the outskirts of the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The haunting figure, his flesh a sallow yellow as if a waxwork, lies surrounded by brown …

Feet tied and bullet to the head: A killing in Ukraine’s Bucha Read More »

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States’ latest round of sanctions on Russia includes two new targets: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters, Katerina and Maria, who U.S. officials believe are hiding Putin’s wealth. Putin’s daughter Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova is a tech executive whose work supports the Russian government and its defense …

Why the U.S. is targeting Putin’s daughters Katerina and Maria Read More »

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. Vaccine-related blood clots tied to gene, antibody variants New research may help shed light on a rare but …

Rare vaccine-related blood clots tied to gene; concentrated antibodies may help the immunosuppressed Read More »

By Oleksandr Kozkukhar and Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian artillery pounded the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Kharkiv on Wednesday as the West prepared more sanctions against Moscow in response to civilian killings that Kyiv and its allies have called war crimes. The besieged southern port of Mariupol has been under almost constant …

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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – Advisers to South Korea’s president-elect sought redeployment of U.S. strategic assets, such as nuclear bombers and submarines, to the Korean peninsula during talks held on a visit to Washington, one of the advisers said on Wednesday. The team of foreign policy and security aides to incoming president Yoon Suk-yeol …

S.Korea’s president-elect wants U.S. nuclear bombers, submarines to return Read More »

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran has handed over documents related to outstanding issues to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday, as Tehran demands closure of the agency’s investigation into uranium particles found at three undeclared sites. Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last month agreed a three-month plan to …

Iran nuclear chief says Tehran has given IAEA documents on outstanding issues Read More »

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The elderly woman slouched in a chair in Shanghai’s cool spring weather as her three companions squabbled with police and others clad in white biohazard suits, the only people visible on a street emptied by the COVID-19 lockdown. They spoke loud enough for residents to hear them from an apartment building a …

In Shanghai, a long, fruitless wait for help amid COVID lockdown Read More »

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – In 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka’s prime minister, serving under his brother and president Gotabaya. In 2021, another sibling, Basil, was named finance minister, tightening the family’s hold on power. Less than a year later, the country’s pre-eminent political dynasty is in …

In stunning reversal, protests leave Sri Lanka’s ruling dynasty teetering Read More »