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“Kanal Istanbul” project kicks off with bridge construction
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched a $15 billion canal project intended to relieve pressure on the busy Bosphorus Strait by laying the foundatio...
Jun 26, 2021
Germany to ramp up vaccinations in race with Delta variant
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will soon have so many doses of COVID-19 vaccine on hand that it will be able offer shots to passers-by in city centres or at places of worship as it seeks to vaccinate at l...
Jun 26, 2021
Cameroon police tear gas residents fighting eviction near Douala airport
DOUALA, Cameroon (Reuters) - Police in Cameroon fired tear gas on Saturday morning as they clashed with residents fighting eviction from a neighbourhood adjacent to Newton Airport in the country's eco...
Jun 26, 2021
Tanzania considers reviving $10 billion port project
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Saturday that Tanzania will look to revive a $10 billion stalled port project on the eastern coast of the country. Tanzania inked a fram...
Jun 26, 2021
British naval destroyer that angered Russia docks in Georgia
BATUMI, Georgia, June 26 (Reuters) - The British destroyer Defender, which angered Russia by sailing through waters off Crimea, docked at the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi on Saturday. Russia said...
Jun 26, 2021
Iraq paramilitaries show off weaponry in big, anniversary parade
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqi paramilitary fighters, including powerful Iran-backed factions, marched at a military base in eastern Iraq on Saturday showcasing tanks and rocket launchers in t...
Jun 26, 2021
Namibia to suspend first doses as COVID-19 vaccine supplies run low – memo
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia will from Tuesday temporarily suspend administering first doses of COVID-19 vaccines as supplies run low, a health ministry memo seen by Reuters showed. The southern Afric...
Jun 26, 2021
Delta variant starting to dominate in S.Africa, scientists say
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The Delta coronavirus variant, first identified in India, appears to be dominating new infections in South Africa, local scientists told a news conference on Saturday. South A...
Jun 26, 2021
Spain scraps outdoor mask-wearing rule, but many stay covered up
By Raul Cadenas and Catherine MacDonald MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniards were allowed to ditch their face masks for a walk in the park or a trip to the beach on Saturday for the first time in more than a ...
Jun 26, 2021
Delta variant ‘spreading rapidly’ from Lisbon to rest of Portugal
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Over 70% of coronavirus cases in the Lisbon area are from the more contagious Delta variant, which is quickly spreading to other parts of the country, a report sa...
Jun 26, 2021
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