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Mike Tyson says psychedelics saved his life, now he hopes they can change the world
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - During his reign as heavyweight champion of the world, no one was more feared than Mike Tyson, who obliterated opponents with ruthless efficiency. But all the w...
May 28, 2021
Australia says Yang Hengjun under ‘arbitrary detention’ in China after espionage verdict postponed
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - China's trial of Australian blogger Yang Hengjun on unspecified espionage charges has ended and the Beijing court deferred its verdict, Australian Foreign Minister...
May 28, 2021
COVID-19 kills 32 members of Congo’s parliament
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Thirty-two members of parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo, or about 5% of the total, have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, the vice president of the ...
May 28, 2021
WTO says goods trade accelerating, with regional gaps
GENEVA (Reuters) - The recovery of global goods trade is accelerating from a steep drop a year ago due to COVID-19, although some regions are lagging given an unequal roll-out of vaccinations, the Wor...
May 28, 2021
WHO to issue findings on Congo sexual abuse investigation by end August – Tedros
GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that an independent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse in Democratic Republic of Congo against WHO aid wor...
May 28, 2021
Malaysia PM orders ‘total lockdown’ amid COVID-19 surge
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday announced a nationwide "total lockdown" starting in June as coronavirus infections in the country surged to record levels. ...
May 28, 2021
Belarus leader flies into Russia for talks with Putin amid uproar over ‘air piracy’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko flew into Russia on Friday to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin amid an uproar in Europe over the dramatic grounding of a passenger jet...
May 28, 2021
U.S. consumer inflation surges in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices accelerated in the year to April, with a measure of underlying inflation blowing past the Federal Reserve's 2% target, reflecting pent-up demand as the econ...
May 28, 2021
Man who attacked policewoman in Western France was radicalised in jail – source
PARIS (Reuters) - A man who stabbed and badly wounded a policewoman on Friday in the town of La Chapelle-sur-Erdre in western France was reported by prison staff to have been radicalised in jail, a so...
May 28, 2021
Nationwide strike planned in Belarus, opposition leader says
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Belarus's leading opposition figure said on Friday that a nationwide strike was being planned to protest against the arrest of dissident journalist Roma...
May 28, 2021
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