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Tunisia closes unlicensed TV station critical of president
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's independent media regulator said on Wednesday it had closed an unlicensed television station that has been strongly critical of President Kais Saied since he seized most po...
Oct 06, 2021
Slovakia’s daily COVID cases jump to highest since March
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia reported 1,971 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally since March 23, amid a surge of infections largely among unvaccinated people. The health ministry...
Oct 06, 2021
Zemmour seen breaking Macron-Le Pen duopoly in 2022 French election – poll
PARIS (Reuters) - The hard-right political talk-show star Eric Zemmour has gained more ground and would reach the second round runoff vote in France's presidential election next April, a Harris Intera...
Oct 06, 2021
Google to invest $1 billion in Africa over five years
LAGOS (Reuters) - Google plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to ensure access to fast and cheaper internet and will back startups to support the continent's digital transform...
Oct 06, 2021
Top EU court rules Poland wrongly transferred critical judge
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The top European Union court ruled on Wednesday that Poland violated a key democratic tenet of judicial independence in forcing the transfer of a judge critical of the government,...
Oct 06, 2021
Cloth sheet helps protect Swedish glacier from global warming
By Anna Ringstrom and Ilze Filks STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A cloth sheet used to shield part of the Helags glacier in northern Sweden over the summer saved at least 3.5 metres in height from melting, acco...
Oct 06, 2021
Judge in Vatican corruption trial orders prosecution to share more evidence
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The chief judge at a Vatican trial of 10 people accused of financial crimes, including a cardinal, on Wednesday ordered the prosecution to give the defence ...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. Senate Democrats plan debt-limit vote after Biden hints filibuster could go
By Andy Sullivan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats are set to try again on Wednesday to extend the U.S. government's borrowing authority to head off a catastrophic default, af...
Oct 06, 2021
German to weigh need to purchase Merck & co’s COVID-19 drug
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany will hold talks on whether it needs to make bulk purchases of Merck & Co's promising drug candidate for the treatment of COVID-19, its health minister said on Wednesday. ...
Oct 06, 2021
Explainer-What is the U.S. Senate filibuster and why is everyone talking about it?
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with the risk of the U.S. federal government defaulting on its debt in the next two weeks, President Joe Biden on Tuesday for the first time said he was ...
Oct 06, 2021
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