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Back from the brink: Iberian lynx population rises to over 1,000
MADRID (Reuters) - The Iberian lynx population in Portugal and Spain rose above 1,000 last year after 414 cubs were born under a joint breeding programme, in a major leap towards conserving the endang...
May 28, 2021
Soccer-Juventus sack Pirlo after one season, rehire Allegri
TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Juventus have sacked coach Andrea Pirlo after one season and replaced him with Massimiliano Allegri, who returns to Turin for a second spell in charge at the club, the Serie A...
May 28, 2021
U.S. Senate slow to act on probe into deadly Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday were expected to block the creation of a bipartisan inquiry into the deadly assault on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump's su...
May 28, 2021
IATA chief pours cold water on Airbus jet output increase
By Tim Hepher, Sarah Young and Laurence Frost PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) -The airline industry's most senior representative on Friday cast doubt on plans by Europe's Airbus for sharp increases in jetliner...
May 28, 2021
Mike Tyson says psychedelics saved his life, now he hopes they can change the world
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - During his reign as heavyweight champion of the world, no one was more feared than Mike Tyson, who obliterated opponents with ruthless efficiency. But all the w...
May 28, 2021
Australia says Yang Hengjun under ‘arbitrary detention’ in China after espionage verdict postponed
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - China's trial of Australian blogger Yang Hengjun on unspecified espionage charges has ended and the Beijing court deferred its verdict, Australian Foreign Minister...
May 28, 2021
COVID-19 kills 32 members of Congo’s parliament
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Thirty-two members of parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo, or about 5% of the total, have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, the vice president of the ...
May 28, 2021
WTO says goods trade accelerating, with regional gaps
GENEVA (Reuters) - The recovery of global goods trade is accelerating from a steep drop a year ago due to COVID-19, although some regions are lagging given an unequal roll-out of vaccinations, the Wor...
May 28, 2021
WHO to issue findings on Congo sexual abuse investigation by end August – Tedros
GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that an independent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse in Democratic Republic of Congo against WHO aid wor...
May 28, 2021
Malaysia PM orders ‘total lockdown’ amid COVID-19 surge
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday announced a nationwide "total lockdown" starting in June as coronavirus infections in the country surged to record levels. ...
May 28, 2021
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