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U.S. senators file bill to exempt India from sanctions over Russia deal, citing China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Republican U.S. senators said on Friday they filed legislation to exempt India from sanctions for purchasing...
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G20 wants 70% of world vaccinated by mid-2022, sets up pandemic task force
By Jan Strupczewski and Andrea Shalal ROME (Reuters) -Finance and health ministers from the world's 20 biggest economies (G20) said...
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Biden likely to head to COP26 without a final U.S. climate deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden is expected to head to Europe without an agreement on measures to combat climate change...
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Romanian senate rejects COVID-19 health pass, lower house votes next
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian senators narrowly rejected a bill on Wednesday requiring medical staff, public sector workers and those of...
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Analysis: Capitol Hill drug pricing reform opponents among the biggest beneficiaries of pharma funds
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Democratic Party lawmakers holding up proposed drug pricing reforms are among the...
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U.S. China ambassador nominee Burns takes tough line on dealings with Beijing
By Patricia Zengerle and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns,...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro should face homicide charge for COVID-19 errors, says Senate report
By Ricardo Brito and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) -The senator leading a congressional probe into Brazil's handling of the COVID-19...
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U.S. senators suggest expelling 300 Russian diplomats amid embassy dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic and Republican senators urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to expel 300 Russian diplomats from...
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U.S. Senate defeats bid to curtail benefits for Afghan refugees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate narrowly defeated Republican-backed legislation on Thursday that would have curtailed assistance for thousands of...
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U.S. Senate panel sets hearing on Russian gas pipeline amid Ukraine concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee scheduled a closed-door hearing on Sept. 29 to discuss Russia's Nord...
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Overseas Uyghurs struggle to locate relatives in Xinjiang prisons
By Cate Cadell URUMQI, China (Reuters) - When Ziba Murat last saw her mother, retired Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas, at...
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Brazil police raid pharmaceutical firm amid Senate vaccine probe
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian federal police raided the offices of Precisa Medicamentos, a Brazil-based pharmaceutical company, on Friday...
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Polish ruling party set to renew bid for passage of media reform bill
By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk WARSAW (Reuters) - The leader of Poland's ruling party has signalled it will try to overturn the...
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Blinken defends Afghan withdrawal at testy U.S. congressional hearing
By Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Secretary of State Antony Blinken beat back criticism of the withdrawal of...
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Blinken says U.S. will assess Pakistan ties over Afghanistan’s future
By Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will be looking at its relationship with Pakistan...
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Pressure grows on Polish govt over media reform bill after Senate rejection
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland's opposition-led upper house of parliament, the Senate, on Thursday rejected a broadcast reform bill that critics say...
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