Ukraine says Russia will soon have over 120,000 troops on its borders
April 20, 2021 By Matthias Williams and Robin Emmott KYIV/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Russia will soon have more than 120,000 troops on Ukraine’s border, Ukrainian Foreign Minister…
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Zimbabwe parliament votes to scrap presidential running mate rule
April 20, 2021 HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s parliament approved legislation on Tuesday removing a clause in the constitution on electing vice presidents, a move which…
Mexico president touts ‘no risks’ as he receives AstraZeneca vaccine
April 20, 2021 By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador received the AstraZeneca shot against COVID-19 on Tuesday, urging…
WHO panel against requiring vaccination proof for travel – statement
April 20, 2021 GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee recommended on Monday that proof of vaccination not be required as a condition…
ASEAN calls summit on Myanmar as EU widens sanctions
April 20, 2021 (Reuters) -Southeast Asian countries will discuss the crisis in Myanmar at a summit in Jakarta on Saturday, but some are choosing to…
Canada court voids part of disputed Quebec law on religious symbols
April 20, 2021 By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – A Canadian court on Tuesday struck down part of a disputed Quebec law against public employees…
S.Africa’s UCT campus salvaging books from burned library
April 20, 2021 By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Staring helplessly as flames from a weekend wildfire on the slopes of Table Mountain spread…
Pandemic drives traditional burning of Swiss snowman into Alps
April 20, 2021 ANDERMATT, Switzerland (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic saw a traditional Swiss annual rite of spring, the burning of the Boeoegg snowman, moved…
Battle for Yemen’s Marib scrambles U.S. push for truce
April 20, 2021 By Jonathan Landay and Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (Reuters) – The battle for Yemen’s gas-rich Marib region is complicating U.S. efforts to…