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By Andreas Rinke and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling conservatives will promise "a decade of modernisation" on Monday in an election programme intended to see o...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has increased the number of nurses and healthcare workers allowed to go overseas to 6,500 annually, a senior official said on Friday, amid high demand for its health...

GENEVA (Reuters) - The Hong Kong police raid at pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily "sends a further chilling message for media freedom", the chief U.N. human rights spokesperson told Reuters on Friday....

(Reuters) - Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Friday that losses in the first half are expected to be "somewhat" lower than what was reported in both halves of last year, due to cost-saving measures ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow is closely monitoring developments around a potential Turkish military base in Azerbaijan, a move that could require Russia to take steps to ensure its own security and inter...

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain will lift a blanket obligation to wear masks outdoors from June 26, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday. "This weekend will be the last one with masks," Sanchez sai...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Friday blamed a fresh surge in COVID-19 infections on nihilism among the population, Russia's low vaccination rate and virus mutations, as Moscow reported a record nu...

By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's planned reopening of the resort island Phuket next month to vaccinated visitors, bypassing quarantine requirements, has met a lukewarm response, with ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Notting Hill Carnival, billed as Europe's biggest street party, has been cancelled for a second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Friday. "This has been...

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway is ready to take the next step in the reopening of the country after restrictions were put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solb...