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(Reuters) -The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Monday said it carried out air strikes on what it called military targets at Yemen’s Sanaa international airport, from where drone strikes have been launched against Saudi targets. The Yemeni capital is held by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, which has been battling the coalition for seven years….
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand on Tuesday postponed its phased border re-opening plans until the end of February over concerns of the rapid global spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The South Pacific nation had just started easing some of the world’s toughest pandemic measures and its international border restrictions were to progressively loosen…
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PARIS (Reuters) – The French armed forces ministry said on Tuesday that its “Operation Barkhane” unit had killed Soumana Boura, a leading member of Islamic State in Niger. The French army said Boura had been killed by an air strike that took place on December 20. (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; editing by Jason Neely)
By David Brunnstrom and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday named Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya as special coordinator for Tibet, drawing warnings from China to stay out of its internal affairs. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Zeya, who is responsible for democracy and human rights, would lead U.S….
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland believes talks between Britain and the European Union are on track for progress and David Frost’s replacement as British lead negotiator by Liz Truss has not changed that, prime minister Micheal Martin said on Tuesday. “I was worried about it when I heard of the resignation because that was a potential…
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(Reuters) – Thailand will reinstate its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for foreign visitors and scrap a quarantine waiver from Tuesday due to concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The decision to halt Thailand’s “Test and Go” waiver means visitors will have to undergo hotel quarantine, which ranges between 7 to 10…
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By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government’s digital agency apologised on Tuesday for shortcomings in a new COVID-19 vaccine passport application that drew criticism from opposition lawmakers and online users for its inability to handle maiden names. The smartphone app, downloaded more than 250,000 times since its launch on Monday by Japan’s Digital…
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, has completed all necessary investigations for a medical check-up and will be ready to be discharged from hospital within the next few days, the National Heart Institute said on Tuesday. Mahathir, who has a history of heart troubles, was admitted to the hospital last…
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia must move past “the heavy hand of government” and authorities must stop shutting down people’s lives with COVID-19 lockdowns, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, as daily infections in the country shot up to a new pandemic high. COVID-19 cases have been breaking records over the last several days, the…
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Contacts have begun between Russia and the United States on the issue of security guarantees demanded by the former and there is a possibility that the sides will reach an understanding, the RIA news agency quoted on Tuesday a Russian diplomat as saying. Russia has yet to decide what steps it will…
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