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U.N. lists candidates to run Libya’s transitional government until this

By Reuters Staff TUNIS (Reuters) – Participants at Libya’s U.N.-sponsored peace talks have approved a list of candidates seeking to lead a transitional government that will prepare the North African state for a national election at the end of 2021, the United Nations said. The transitional government will oversee preparations for the vote that aims to […]

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UK opens special visa route for Hong Kong residents to

By Reuters Staff HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong residents can apply from Sunday for a new visa offering them an opportunity to become British citizens after Beijing’s imposition of a national security law in the Asian financial hub last year. The move comes as China and Hong Kong have said they will no longer recognise […]

Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam’s anti-corruption czar, crowned party chief again

By James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) – Nguyen Phu Trong, re-elected as Vietnam’s most powerful man on Sunday, is one of the Southeast Asian country’s strongest and longest-serving leaders since founding revolutionary Ho Chi Minh. Trong, 76, winning a rare third term as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party at a five-yearly party congress, combines […]

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WHO team visits Wuhan market where first COVID infections detected

By Martin Quin Pollard, Thomas Peter WUHAN, China (Reuters) – A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 visited Huanan market on Sunday, the now-shuttered wholesale seafood centre in the Chinese city of Wuhan where the new coronavirus was initially detected. WHO investigation team visits Wuhan market The team arrived at Huanan […]

Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

By Gwladys Fouche, Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) – Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner. Thousands of people, from members of parliaments worldwide to former winners, are […]

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India protests: Internet cut to hunger-striking farmers in Delhi

Indian farmers protest 2020 India has suspended mobile internet services in three areas around the capital, Delhi, where farmers are staging a hunger strike in protest at new agriculture laws. The government said the shutdown would continue until Sunday night to “maintain public safety”. Tens of thousands of protesting farmers have been camped out on […]

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Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize

George Floyd death The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has won Sweden’s Olof Palme human rights prize for 2020. Organisers said the movement was honoured for promoting “peaceful civil disobedience against police brutality and racial violence” across the globe. They noted that about 20 million people had taken part in Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests […]

UAE to offer citizenship to ‘talented’ foreigners

The UAE says it will grant citizenship to foreign residents for the first time, providing they add value to the Gulf state. UAE Vice-President and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum said those eligible would include investors, specialised talents, doctors, engineers and artists. They and their families would be able to hold dual […]

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Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg says ‘Putin Palace’ is his

IMAGE COPYRIGHTT ASS VIA GETTY IMAGESimage caption Mr Rotenberg (right) is a close associate of Mr Putin (left) through business and friendship Russian oligarch Arkady Rotenberg says he is the owner of an opulent Black Sea mansion, not President Vladimir Putin, as the leaders’ critics had alleged. A video report about the vast palace, by […]

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Coronavirus: WHO criticises EU over vaccine export controls

EU-UK post-Brexit trade deal The World Health Organization (WHO) has criticised the EU’s announcement of export controls on vaccines produced within the bloc, saying such measures risked prolonging the pandemic. The EU introduced the measure amid a row with vaccine manufacturers over delivery shortfalls. But WHO vice-head Mariangela Simao said it was a “very worrying […]

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