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Stay away in event of accident with Olympics vehicle, Beijing police warn
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - People should stay away from the special vehicles used to ferry people to and from the Winter Olympic venues in the event of a traffic incident, Beijing's traffic managemen...
Jan 09, 2022
Pope calls for dialogue, justice to end unrest in Kazakhstan
MILAN (Reuters) - Pope Francis called on Sunday for dialogue and justice to put an end to violent unrest in Kazakhstan, adding he was saddened by news about deaths occurred in the country. "I have lea...
Jan 09, 2022
Djokovic did not have guaranteed entry to Australia – government legal filing
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government had not given tennis star Novak Djokovic an assurance that a medical exemption he said he had to enter Australia without COVID-19 vaccination would be acce...
Jan 09, 2022
New Dutch finance minister Kaag tests positive for COVID-19 day before inauguration
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands' new finance minister Sigrid Kaag will miss the ceremonial inauguration of the new Dutch government on Monday as she has tested positive for the coronavirus. "I h...
Jan 09, 2022
Vaccine pass better than a mandatory order, says French govt spokesman
PARIS (Reuters) -A mandatory order would not be the most efficient way to encourage those not vaccinated against COVID-19 to get the shot and that plans to toughen health pass conditions were already ...
Jan 09, 2022
French conservative lawmaker defects to Zemmour’s presidential bid
PARIS (Reuters) - A conservative lawmaker who until last year was No. 2 in the centre-right Les Republicains party on Sunday said he was defecting to join the ranks of far-right presidential challenge...
Jan 09, 2022
Russia says it will not make concessions to U.S., talks could end quickly – RIA
(Refiles to remove typo in second paragraph) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Sunday it would not make any concessions under U.S. pressure at talks this week on the Ukraine crisis and its demands for...
Jan 09, 2022
Cyprus foreign minister quits in presidential succession battle
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday he had tendered his resignation, in an internal power struggle within the ruling right-wing conservatives on their can...
Jan 09, 2022
Australian Open chief says conflicting, changing advice led to Djokovic fiasco
By Courtney Walsh MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian Open chief Craig Tiley on Sunday blamed conflicting and quickly changing directives in a "challenging environment" for the confusion that resulted in...
Jan 09, 2022
Ex-Austria Chancellor Kurz made co-chairman of anti-racism group
ZURICH (Reuters) - Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who quit his post last year after corruption allegations against him, has been appointed co-chairman of the European Council on Tolerance ...
Jan 09, 2022
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