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S.Africa’s President Ramaphosa urges G7 nations to plug COVID-19 funding gap
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the Group of Seven countries to help finance the World Health Organization's programme to boost COVID-19 testing, diagnostics...
Jun 13, 2021
Jordan ex-royal court chief faces trial over alleged monarchy plot
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's military court will start the trial next week of a former royal court chief and a minor royal on charges of agitating to destabilise the monarchy, state media said on Sunday...
Jun 13, 2021
Putin says Russia would accept conditional handover of cyber criminals to U.S.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has said Russia would be ready to hand over cyber criminals to the United States if Washington did the same for Moscow and the two powers reached an agreeme...
Jun 13, 2021
Soccer-Chile’s Sanchez out of Copa America group stage with foot injury
(Reuters) - Chile forward Alexis Sanchez will miss the group stage of the Copa America due to a leg injury, the national team said in a statement https://laroja.cl/item/parte-medico-alexis-sanchez lat...
Jun 13, 2021
China’s Geely to press on with methanol vehicles, chairman says
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese automaker Geely will keep working on vehicles powered by methanol even though the effort may fail, chairman Li Shufu said on Sunday. Zhejiang-based Geely, among a small num...
Jun 13, 2021
G7 split on reallocating $100 billion IMF funds to COVID-hit nations
CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - Group of Seven leaders were trying to resolve differences over a proposal to reallocate $100 billion from the International Monetary Fund's warchest to help countries s...
Jun 13, 2021
India holds vaccination drive for people with disabilities
By Amit Dave AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Authorities in an Indian city have organised a special drive-through vaccination camp for disabled people in a bid to address low vaccination rates, especiall...
Jun 13, 2021
Two thirds of eligible people in Dubai fully vaccinated against COVID-19
DUBAI (Reuters) - About two-thirds of people eligible for inoculation against COVID-19 have now received two doses of the vaccine in Dubai, the tourist and business hub of the United Arab Emirates, Du...
Jun 13, 2021
France’s Macron sparred with UK’s Johnson over Brexit geography
CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron sparred with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the geography of the post-Brexit United Kingdom as the two leaders discussed how...
Jun 13, 2021
Bidens attend mass before final day of G7 summit
ST IVES, England (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife Jill went to church on Sunday morning before the final day of the Group of Seven summit in England, with his huge convoy of cars wind...
Jun 13, 2021
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