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CNN fires anchor Chris Cuomo over role in brother ex-governor’s sex scandal

4 Dec 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -CNN fired news anchor Chris Cuomo, the network announced on Saturday, after “additional information” came to light during an investigation into his efforts to help his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, deal with allegations of sexual misconduct. Cuomo, who hosted CNN’s most-watched prime-time news show, had been suspended on Tuesday. He …

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Thousands march against COVID restrictions in northwest Europe

4 Dec 2021

(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of protesters marched through several northwest European cities on Saturday to demonstrate against coronavirus restrictions imposed amid a surge in infections. Austria last month became the first country in Western Europe to reimpose a lockdown, which is set to last 20 days, and said it would make vaccinations mandatory from …

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Britain tightens testing for inbound travellers, adds Nigeria to red list

4 Dec 2021

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will require all inbound travellers to take a pre-departure COVID-19 test and arrivals from Nigeria will have to quarantine in hotels to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, health minister Sajid Javid said on Saturday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that travel restrictions are necessary to …

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Bitcoin tumbles 9.95% to $48,397.56

4 Dec 2021

(Reuters) – Bitcoin dropped 9.95% to $48,397.56 at 18:02 GMT on Saturday, losing $5,346.13 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 29.9% from the year’s high of $69,000 on Nov. 10. Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, dropped 4.67 % to $4,025.67 on Saturday, losing $197.13 …

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In Khashoggi’s shadow, Macron holds Saudi talks with crown prince

4 Dec 2021

By John Irish DOHA (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron held face-to-face talks in Saudi Arabia on Saturday with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, becoming the first major Western leader to visit the kingdom since journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 murder. Macron considers Saudi Arabia vital to help forge a region-wide peace deal with Iran, as well …

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In Khashoggi’s shadow, Macron holds Saudi talks with crown prince

4 Dec 2021

By John Irish DOHA (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron held face-to-face talks in Saudi Arabia on Saturday with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, becoming the first major Western leader to visit the kingdom since journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 murder. Macron considers Saudi Arabia vital to help forge a region-wide peace deal with Iran, as …

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Telecom Italia nearing decision on advisers for KKR deal – sources

4 Dec 2021

MILAN (Reuters) -Telecom Italia is moving closer to picking banks to advise it on a buyout offer approach from U.S. private equity group KKR and could assign mandates as early as this weekend, two sources said on Saturday. A special committee set up to study KKR’s non-binding bid approach, valued at 33 billion euros ($37 …

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Orthodox priest shouts ‘Pope, you are a heretic’ at Francis in Athens

4 Dec 2021

By Philip Pullella and Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) -An elderly Greek Orthodox priest shouted “Pope, you are a heretic” as Pope Francis was entering the Orthodox Archbishopric in Athens on Saturday and was taken away by police, a reminder of the lingering distrust between the two divided churches. Video showed the man, who was dressed …

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Belarus says Ukrainian military helicopter violated its border

4 Dec 2021

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarus on Saturday accused a Ukrainian military helicopter of flouting its border during manoeuvres and flying one kilometre (0.62 miles) into Belarusian territory. The state border service issued a statement and a video of what it said was the Ukrainian helicopter flying across a snowy, wooded area at a checkpoint. A spokesman …

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