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MILAN (Reuters) - Italy approved the temporary distribution of a coronavirus antibody treatment by Britain's GlaxoSmithKline and U.S. company Vir...

Exclusive – Italy bans cruise liners from Venice, after years of hesitation

By Angelo Amante, Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italy on Tuesday banned cruise liners from Venice lagoon...

U.S. sent personnel to protect embassy after Haiti assassination, say officials

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sent a small number of personnel to shore up security at its embassy in...

Ethiopia: Tigray forces push south as Amhara militias mobilise

By Ayenat Mersie and Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) - Forces in Ethiopia's Tigray pushed deeper into land claimed by neighbouring...

Iranian commander urged escalation against U.S. forces at Iraq meeting, sources say

(Reinstates dropped word 'to' in para 11) BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander urged Iraqi Shi'ite militias...

In South African COVID-19 ward, medics battle worst infection wave yet

By Sisipho Skweyiya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - At an emergency COVID-19 ward run by a charity in southern Johannesburg, medics wheel...

Anger mounts after 92 die in fire on Iraq COVID ward

By Ahmed Rasheed and Maher al-Saih NASSIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - The death toll from a fire that tore through a...

Malaysia seeks to beef up health system as Delta variant rages

By Rozanna Latiff and Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Tuesday announced new measures to support its ailing...

Afghanistan on brink of humanitarian crisis-UN refugee agency

(Reuters) - More Afghans are likely to flee their homes due to escalating violence, the U.N. refugee agency warned on...

South Africa unrest hits farming, threatens food supply

By Tanisha Heiberg JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African farmers have been hit by days of unrest and looting as trucks...

Nepal’s new PM faces race for coronavirus vaccinations

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Nepal’s president appointed veteran Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister on Tuesday, a day after...

U.S. lowers travel advisory to Germany, Austria to ‘exercise caution’

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has lowered its travel advisory for Germany, Austria and several other European countries on...

Polish court adjourns in constitutional case that may deepen conflict with EU

By Alan Charlish and Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW (Reuters) -A top Polish court postponed a ruling on whether the constitution takes...

UK parliament backs foreign aid cut after PM Johnson sees off rebellion

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will go ahead with a temporary cut to its foreign aid budget after Prime Minister Boris...

Dutch COVID-19 cases jump in short-lived reopening of nightlife

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -New coronavirus cases in the Netherlands have jumped more than six-fold in the past week, mainly among...

Heavy rain floods Zurich streets, causes travel chaos

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland suffered one of its heaviest rainfalls on record during a thunderstorm that caused flooding and travel...

Merkel, Biden face tough talks on Russian gas pipeline, China

By Andreas Rinke and Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Joe Biden hold talks at the...

France to hold presidential election in April 2022 – spokesman

PARIS (Reuters) - The first round of France's presidential election will be held on April 10 next year, with the...

COVAX struggling as some nations bid more for scant vaccines, says WTO