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Congo journalist granted provisional release after terrorism probe dropped
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A journalist arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month for possessing a video showing the assassination of two U.N. sanctions monitors in 2017 was granted provisiona...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. agency submits initial recommendations on app data security to White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday said it has submitted an initial set of recommendations on data security under an executive order signed by President Joe Biden. In June,...
Oct 12, 2021
Ukrainian court orders Kremlin ally Medvedchuk to remain under house arrest
By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian court on Tuesday ordered pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk to remain under house arrest until December after prosecutors widene...
Oct 12, 2021
Russia to test COVID-19 vaccine in form of nasal spray
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will test a nasal spray form of its Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 among adult volunteers, according to a state document published on Tuesday, as the country struggles to...
Oct 12, 2021
Police Chief: violence problem in Peoria, but not a gang problem
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria continues to claim while there is a violence problem in Peoria, there isn’t a gang problem. At least, Echevarria says, that’s in te...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S., Taliban had ‘productive’ talks on humanitarian aid – State Dept spokesperson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and the Taliban had "productive discussions" on the issue of humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan during meetings in Qatar over the weekend, State Departmen...
Oct 12, 2021
Prosecutor requests suspended jail term for French minister – BFM TV
PARIS (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Tuesday recommended that junior French Minister for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Alan Griset be sentenced to a 10-12 months suspended jail term for omitting to d...
Oct 12, 2021
New York must allow religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandate, judge rules
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled that New York state cannot impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on healthcare workers without allowing for religious exemption requests. The decision...
Oct 12, 2021
Wyoming coroner says Gabby Petito’s death was caused by strangulation
(Reuters) - Gabby Petito, the young woman who vanished on a road trip with her boyfriend and later turned up dead in Wyoming, was killed by strangulation, a local coroner said on Tuesday. Teton County...
Oct 12, 2021
Soccer-We have a Super Bowl every year, why not a biennial World Cup – Infantino
(Reuters) - A biennial World Cup will not dilute the "magic" of the tournament as its frequency would have no bearing on its quality and prestige, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday. Socc...
Oct 12, 2021
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