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Afghan commander Ismail Khan captured as Taliban seize Herat
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents have seized most of Herat, Afghanistan's third largest city, and also captured Ismail Khan, the veteran local commander leading militia resistance there, local off...
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Russian defence minister praises cooperation with China at joint wargames
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu praised military cooperation between Moscow and Beijing on Friday and suggested it could develop further, after flying to China for joint mano...
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Norway ends some COVID restrictions, keeps others
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's government will end some restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, it said on Friday, but stopped short of announcing a full reopening of the economy. "We will open up w...
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Italy gets 25 billion euros in first tranche of EU virus recovery fund
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Italy on Friday received 24.9 billion euros ($29.3 billion), its first tranche of money from the 800 billion euro EU Recovery Fund, aimed at helping the bloc rebound from the impa...
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Thai protesters spar with police in march on PM’s residence
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police clashed with demonstrators on Friday after hundreds defied a ban on gatherings to rally in central Bangkok, where they attempted to march on the prime minister's reside...
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Wildfire breaks out east of Rome, locals evacuated
ROME (Reuters) - Locals were evacuated from small communities around 40 km (25 miles) east of Rome on Friday when a wildfire broke out as the Italian capital faced temperatures of around 37 degrees Ce...
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Germany designates U.S., Turkey, Israel as COVID high-risk areas – Funke
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government has designated the United States, Turkey, and Israel as high-risk countries, triggering a minimum five-day quarantine requirement for those who are unvaccinate...
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Malaysia PM says to seek bi-partisan support for his premiership
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Friday he would seek support from political parties outside the ruling coalition in a confidence motion in parliament, amid c...
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Films set in coronavirus pandemic to open Sarajevo Film Festival
By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Two feature films dealing with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on peoples' lives and economy will on Friday open the Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF), the ...
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Analysis-As Fed shifts gears, shaping consensus gets trickier for Powell
By Ann Saphir and Lindsay Dunsmuir SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In his nearly six years on the Federal Reserve's board of governors before becoming its chair, Jerome Powell never once cast a d...
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