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Chinese media mocks U.S. donation of 80 vaccine vials to Trinidad and Tobago
BEIJING (Reuters) - Striking a blow for China's so-called vaccine diplomacy, state media have mocked the United States for calling attention to its donation of 80 vials of COVID-19 vaccines to Trinida...
Jun 16, 2021
Brexit deal risks undermining N.Ireland peace, says UK’s Frost
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - The historic U.S.-brokered 1998 Irish peace agreement has been put at risk by the implementation of the Brexit divorce deal in the British province of Northern ...
Jun 16, 2021
Moscow authorities make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for some workers
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Authorities in Moscow will make vaccination against COVID-19 compulsory for 60% of employees in the services sector, a decree published on Wednesday showed, as coronavirus cases con...
Jun 16, 2021
Northern Ireland protocol not a territorial threat to UK, Ireland says
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland are not a threat to the territorial integrity of the United Kingdom but simply a means of managing disruption from its exit fro...
Jun 16, 2021
Getting nothing back, UK minister says frustration is growing with EU
LONDON (Reuters) - Frustration in the British government is rising because London has offered a number of proposals to solve a standoff with the European Union over Northern Ireland but has not had a ...
Jun 16, 2021
Nuclear deal must await new Iran gov’t -IAEA exec tells paper
MILAN (Reuters) - Reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear accord will have to await the formation of a new Iranian government, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in remarks published on Wednesday, addi...
Jun 16, 2021
Ukraine hackers uncovered who targeted U.S., Korean firms, say police
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian police said on Wednesday they had uncovered a group of hackers who had carried out ransomware attacks on foreign companies and universities between 2019 and 2021. Six hacker...
Jun 16, 2021
Australia minimum wage to rise 2.5% as economy rebounds from COVID-19
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's minimum wage will rise by 2.5% for the financial year starting in July, a faster pace than this year, which the country's independent wage-setting bod...
Jun 16, 2021
ECB to extend pandemic relief for banks by nine months: Bloomberg
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central bank is set to extend relief from a key capital requirement by nine months to keep credit flowing amid the coronavirus pandemic, Bloomberg reported on Wednes...
Jun 16, 2021
Not much progress: Britain keeps all options open in EU N.Ireland row
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is keeping all options on the table as a response in a dispute with the European Union over part of their Brexit deal covering Northern Ireland, Brexit minister David Frost ...
Jun 16, 2021
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