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Vietnam receives 500,000 Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses donation from China
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has received a shipment of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses donated by China, the health ministry said on Sunday, as the country is ramping up inoculations to battle against a...
Jun 20, 2021
Iran says nuclear talks to be adjourned for consultations in capitals
VIENNA (Reuters) - Negotiators for Iran and six world powers will on Sunday adjourn talks on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal and return to respective capitals for consultations as remaining differenc...
Jun 20, 2021
Hong Kong seeking closer integration with mainland China, Lam says
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Hong Kong's strategy to strengthen the city's global financial hub status is through greater integration with mainland China, now that Beijing has helped restore "stability" in th...
Jun 20, 2021
Afghan president replaces two top ministers, army chief as violence grows
(Corrects typo in para 4) KABUL (Reuters) -Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has replaced his defence and interior ministers and the army chief of staff amid rising casualties among Afghanistan's security...
Jun 20, 2021
Athletics-Van Niekerk finally qualifies to defend Olympic 400m title
MADRID (Reuters) - Olympic 400m champions Wayde van Niekerk belatedly confirmed he will defend his title at the Tokyo Games, finishing inside the qualifying time in Madrid on Saturday. Beset by injury...
Jun 20, 2021
Swedish PM Lofven offers housing compromise to stave off no-confidence vote
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Sunday he had agreed with parties supporting the government to offer a compromise regarding rent control, in an attempt to avoid losi...
Jun 20, 2021
Israel’s Bennett warns against nuclear talks with Iran’s “hangmen regime”
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel condemned on Sunday the election of hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi as Iranian president, saying his would be a "regime of brutal hangmen" with which world powers should not ...
Jun 20, 2021
Armenia votes in neck-and-neck parliamentary election
By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Voting was underway in a parliamentary election in Armenia on Sunday, with opinion polls putting the party of acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and that of for...
Jun 20, 2021
Libya’s Haftar closes border with Algeria
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libya's eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar have closed the border with Algeria, they said on Sunday, after major deployments of his forces to the south undersco...
Jun 20, 2021
Swiss to start inoculating youngsters against COVID-19 as early as next week
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland plans to allow 12- to 15-year olds to receive vaccinations against COVID-19 as soon as next week, government vaccine chief Christoph Berger told Swiss newspaper NZZ in a...
Jun 20, 2021
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