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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday said a veteran transportation official will take over as director...

Poland should copy Hungarian LGBT law, says Polish minister

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland should copy a Hungarian law that bans schools from using materials seen as promoting homosexuality, the...

Senegal records second large cannabis seizure in a month

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's army said on Monday it had intercepted over 8 tonnes of cannabis after stopping a boat...

Autopsy shows John McAfee died by suicide in Spanish prison cell, newspaper reports

MADRID (Reuters) -The official autopsy on the body of John McAfee showed that he died by suicide in the Spanish...

Brazilian police kill murder suspect after manhunt outside capital

BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian fugitive accused of murdering a family was shot dead on Monday, ending a 20-day manhunt...

Libya talks in Geneva aim to pave way for December polls

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Libyan delegates began four days of U.N.-facilitated talks on Monday aimed at creating the legal...

Abu Dhabi will only allow vaccinated people in some public spaces from Aug 20

CAIRO (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates will only allow vaccinated people in some public spaces, including...

Britain’s ‘freedom day’ will come on July 19, says government

By Michael Holden and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will lift most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on July 19...

At least half of Mumbai’s minors have COVID-19 antibodies – survey

MUMBAI (Reuters) -At least half of Mumbai's under-18s have been exposed to COVID-19 and have antibodies against it, raising some...

U.S. backs initiative to focus anti-ISIS fight on Africa -Blinken

ROME (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday the United States strongly supports Italy's initiative to...

Britain to lift remaining COVID restrictions on July 19, says health minister

LONDON (Reuters) - British health minister Sajid Javid confirmed on Monday that the government would lift most of its remaining...

Settlements locked down as Fiji endures deadly coronavirus wave

By David Hotchin and Jill Gralow SUVA/SYDNEY (Reuters) - At the Qauia settlement, a community of more than 2,000 near...

Trudeau says pope should apologize on Canadian soil for church role in residential schools

(In June 25 story, corrects mass graves to unmarked graves in first paragraph) By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Prime Minister...

Blinken and pope meet but unclear if U.S. bishops’ vote discussed

By Philip Pullella and Humeyra Pamuk VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony...

EU hands out first payments from COVID-19 war chest

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday handed out the first cash from its huge COVID-19...

U.S., other nations call for unimpeded delivery of aid to Syria

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and other nations in a joint statement on Monday reiterated their call for immediate...

Ex-salesman Bertrand emerges as right’s challenger for French presidency

By Richard Lough and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - Xavier Bertrand, a one-time insurance salesman from the French provinces, established...

Kuwait to allow direct flights to UK, US, some other countries from July 1

CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait will allow direct flights to 12 countries from July 1, the government communications office (CGC) wrote...

Turkey halts flights from six countries due to coronavirus variants