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Indonesia says will turn away stricken boat of Rohingya refugees
By Hidayatullah Tahjuddin BIREUEN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities will help repair a stranded boat packed with over 100 Rohingya off its coast but will not allow its passengers to seek r...
Dec 28, 2021
Tennis-Thiem out of Australian Open with wrist injury
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Dominic Thiem has pulled out of next month's Australian Open due to a long-standing wrist injury, the former world number three said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Austrian, who has...
Dec 28, 2021
German court rules people with disabilities must be protected in triage scenarios
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's constitutional court ruled on Tuesday that lawmakers must set out legally binding criteria to protect people with disabilities and pre-existing conditions in pandemic-rela...
Dec 28, 2021
Malaysia lifts travel ban on 8 African countries, citing wider Omicron spread
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has lifted a travel ban on eight southern African countries that had first reported the Omicron variant of the coronvirus, citing the greater spread of the variant wo...
Dec 28, 2021
Dry weather affects Ukraine winter wheat crops in central regions
KYIV (Reuters) - Winter wheat crops in Ukraine's central regions, which make up a third of all sowings in the country, have been affected by poor weather and are mostly in satisfactory condition, APK-...
Dec 28, 2021
Russia detains two allies of opposition leader Navalny
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has detained two allies of jailed Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny, a prominent opposition activist said on Tuesday, adding that they could face extremism charges that carry length...
Dec 28, 2021
Indonesia to allow Boeing’s 737 MAX to fly again after fatal crash
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will lift a ban on the Boeing 737 MAX, the Southeast Asian country's transportation ministry said on Tuesday, three years after local carrier Lion Air lost one of the pla...
Dec 28, 2021
China central bank to roll out low-cost loans for carbon emission cuts by year-end
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank is expected to issue first batch of low-cost loans targeted at carbon emission reduction to financial institutions by year-end, state-owned Xinhua reported on ...
Dec 28, 2021
China urges U.S. to act responsibly in space
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the United States ignored obligations under outer space treaties, exposing astronauts to danger. China urges the United States to ...
Dec 28, 2021
Syrian army carries out controlled explosion in Damascus
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -A loud blast was heard on Tuesday morning in Damascus as the Syrian army blew up ammunitions seized from insurgents, in a controlled explosion in the suburb of Douma, state TV said...
Dec 28, 2021
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