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Britain issues more EU fishing licences in dispute with France

11 Dec 2021

(Reuters) -Britain issued additional fishing licences to EU vessels on Saturday in an attempt to resolve a dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights for French fishermen. Britain issued 18 licences for EU replacement vessels in UK territorial waters and five licences for EU vessels to access Jersey waters, Britain and the European Commission said. Technical consultations …

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As government offensive pushes forward, scars of war dot Ethiopia’s Amhara region

11 Dec 2021

By Stephen Grey GASHENA, Ethiopia (Reuters) – In a roadside village shattered by one of Africa’s bloodiest current conflicts, a donkey and its young, turbaned master tiptoe past an unexploded shell rusting by the blasted remnants of a tank, its turret and tracks tossed sideways. Ethiopian soldiers said the tank’s crew had been fighting for …

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As government offensive pushes forward, scars of war dot Ethiopia’s Amhara region

11 Dec 2021

By Stephen Grey GASHENA, Ethiopia (Reuters) – In a roadside village shattered by one of Africa’s bloodiest current conflicts, a donkey and its young, turbaned master tiptoe past an unexploded shell rusting by the blasted remnants of a tank, its turret and tracks tossed sideways. Ethiopian soldiers said the tank’s crew had been fighting for …

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Guatemala seeks aid, smuggler crackdown after Mexico migrant deaths

11 Dec 2021

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala urged the United States on Friday to invest in the country and elsewhere in Central America to boost development, and called for a crackdown on people-smuggling gangs after dozens of migrants died in a truck crash in Mexico. Officials from Guatemala and Mexico pledged to tackle international people-smuggling networks they …

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Japan, U.S. agree to boost alliance amid tougher security environment

11 Dec 2021

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed on Saturday on the need to fortify their countries’ alliance amid a tougher regional security environment, a Japanese government official said. Hayashi and Blinken held talks on the sidelines of a meeting of Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers in …

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Japan, U.S. agree to boost alliance amid tougher security environment

11 Dec 2021

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed on Saturday on the need to fortify their countries’ alliance amid a tougher regional security environment, a Japanese government official said. Hayashi and Blinken held talks on the sidelines of a meeting of Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers in …

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Iran warns of “heavy price” after report of U.S.-Israeli military drill plans

11 Dec 2021

(Reuters) – A top Iranian military official warned on Saturday of a “heavy price” for aggressors, state media said, after a report of U.S. and Israeli plans for possible military drills to prepare for strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites if diplomacy fails. “Providing conditions for military commanders to test Iranian missiles with real targets will …

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China’s SenseTime Hong Kong IPO in limbo after U.S. blacklisting – sources

11 Dec 2021

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime Group is considering whether it can proceed with a planned $767 million Hong Kong initial public offering after the U.S. added it to an investment blacklist, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. The sources said on Saturday that the company had not yet made …

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Libya delays candidate list as likely election postponement looms

11 Dec 2021

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s election commission said on Saturday it would not publish a list of presidential candidates until after it settles some legal issues, leaving almost no time to hold the vote as planned on Dec. 24. While most Libyan and foreign figures involved in the process have continued to publicly call for the …

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