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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - One of Germany's regional data protection regulators on Wednesday said it was probing lab operator Eluthia GmbH's...

Netherlands to reimpose work-from-home as infections soar – Rutte

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands will reimpose work-from-home guidelines due to soaring COVID-19 infections, just weeks after lifting them, Dutch...

Russia warns Britain: Sail near Crimea again and your sailors will get hurt

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior Russian security official warned Britain on Wednesday not to sail its warships near Russian-annexed Crimea...

‘Moment of truth’ as Lebanon’s Hariri presents cabinet to president

By Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri has presented a new cabinet proposal...

EU regulator weighing mixing COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses

By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -Europe's drug regulator on Wednesday refrained from making any recommendations on mixing schedules of COVID-19 vaccines...

Factbox-The threat horizon according to Britain’s MI5 spy chief

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top domestic spymaster cautioned the population on Wednesday to treat the threat of spying from Russia...

UK spy chief: hostile powers not behind racist attacks on soccer

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top domestic spymaster said on Wednesday that there was little evidence that hostile powers such as...

Two decades after 9/11, British spies turn focus back to Russia and China

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top domestic spymaster cautioned citizens on Wednesday to treat the threat of spying...

Thailand considering limits on AstraZeneca vaccine exports

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand is considering imposing limits on exports of locally manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19...

Pope Francis returns to Vatican for rest after intestinal surgery

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Wednesday, 11 days after surgery to...

Russian army helicopters join battle against Siberian wildfires

By Roman Kutukov YAKUTIA, Russia (Reuters) - Russian military helicopters flew in firefighters to battle Siberian wildfires on Wednesday, and...

Bulgaria to donate COVID vaccines to Bhutan after low take-up

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria, which has one of the lowest inoculation rates in the European Union, plans to donate some...

Singapore unveils one of the world’s biggest floating solar panel farms

By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore unveiled on Wednesday one of the world's largest floating solar panel farms, spanning...

Vietnam says Pfizer to provide 20 million vaccine doses, consider tech transfer

HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam on Wednesday said U.S. vaccine maker Pfizer would provide an additional 20 million doses of its COVID-19...

Guests leave Singapore cruise after nearly 3,000 confined onboard over COVID-19 case

By Chen Lin and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Guests began leaving a Genting Cruise Lines "cruise to nowhere" on Wednesday...

Britain proposes ending prosecutions related to N.Ireland’s ‘Troubles’

LONDON (Reuters) -The British government has proposed halting all prosecutions of British soldiers and militants involved in three decades of...

Explainer-Why violence is engulfing South Africa

By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Days of riots and looting in South Africa have left more than 70 people...

Myanmar sees record coronavirus deaths and infections

(Reuters) - Military-ruled Myanmar reported record numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths on Wednesday, as it suffers its most severe...

Iran says U.S. claim of kidnapping plot is ‘baseless, ridiculous’