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U.N. decries Russia moves against Navalny, calls for upholding rights
GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Monday criticised Russia for outlawing groups linked to jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as "extremist", and called on Mos...
Jun 21, 2021
Kremlin urges pragmatism as new U.S. sanctions talk follows summit
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday said a constructive summit between President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden last week had not stopped Washington from trying to contain Russ...
Jun 21, 2021
German antitrust watchdog launches proceedings against Apple
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's antitrust watchdog on Monday said it had launched a probe into whether Apple is exploiting its market position after receiving complaints about Apple's users tracking rest...
Jun 21, 2021
Kremlin says COVID-19 situation in Russia is still getting worse
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday described the coronavirus situation in Russia as difficult and said it was still deteriorating, rather than getting better. Russia reported 17,378 new COVID-19...
Jun 21, 2021
Bachelet seeks Xinjiang visit this year, says HK trials key test
GENEVA (Reuters) - The top U.N. human rights official, for the first time laying down a timeline, said on Monday that she hoped to agree with China on the terms of a visit to Xinjiang region this year...
Jun 21, 2021
Hyundai completes Boston Dynamics purchase from SoftBank
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group had completed the acquisition of robotics firm Boston Dynamics from the Japanese conglomerate. The deal, which wa...
Jun 21, 2021
China’s central bank urges financial institutions to crack down on cryptocurrencies
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Monday it had summoned some banks and payment institutions recently, urging them to crack down harder on cryptocurrency trading. The People's Bank of ...
Jun 21, 2021
Soccer-Fairy tale Italy create a buzz and belief with Euros exploits
By Alasdair Mackenzie ROME (Reuters) - Monday's front page of Corriere dello Sport summed up the national mood in Italy rather well: "We are a fairy tale". The Azzurri could not have hoped for a bette...
Jun 21, 2021
Indonesia passes 2 million coronavirus cases after new daily record
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 14,536 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the highest daily increase since the beginning of the pandemic, taking its overall cases past the 2 million mark. Health ...
Jun 21, 2021
French nightclubs will be able to re-open from July 9 onwards – minister
PARIS (Reuters) - French nightclubs will be allowed to re-open from July 9 onwards, said government minister Alain Griset, allowing the industry to operate again for the first time since it was shut d...
Jun 21, 2021
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