Russia sends paratroopers to Kazakhstan to quell deadly unrest
Almaty (Reuters) – Russia has sent paratroopers into Kazakhstan as part of an international peacekeeping force to quell deadly unrest
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Oil extends rally on Kazakhstan unrest and Libyan outages
London (Reuters) – Oil prices rose sharply on Thursday, extending a rally from the previous session, on escalating unrest in
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Mexico nears 300,000 deaths from COVID-19 as cases surge after holidays
Mexico City (Reuters) – Mexico is likely to surpass 300,000 deaths from COVID-19 this week – the fifth highest death
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U.S. court revives lawsuit against Pfizer, others on Iraq terrorism funding claims
Washington (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L), Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and
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EXCLUSIVE U.S. special envoy for Horn of Africa to leave post
Washington (Reuters) – U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will step down from his post this
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Saudi Arabia’s prestigious scholar Sheikh Saleh Al-Luhaidan passes away
Riyadh — Saudi Arabia’s senior and prestigious religious scholar, Sheikh Saleh Al-Luhaidan, passed away on Wednesday after a prolonged illness.
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Turkey’s Erdogan says he will visit Saudi Arabia in February
Istanbul (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he will make a visit next month to Saudi Arabia,
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Afghanistan’s blue mountain lakes deserted as tourists stay away
Reuters Band-e-Amir is a tourist location; it has beautiful lakes and pure weather. The winter landscape around the deep, blue
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Iran backed Houthis seize ‘hostile’ vessel off Yemen that Saudis say carried medical equipment
Sana’a (Reuters) – The Iran-aligned Houthi militia that controls northern Yemen hijacked a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo vessel which it
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Israel’s Jerusalem Post website hacked on Soleimani assassination anniversary
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israel’s Jerusalem Post newspaper said on Monday its website had been hacked, in what it said was
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