Society / Social Issues
Italian court suspends trial of four Egyptian security officials
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian judge said on Thursday she was suspending the trial of four Egyptian security officials over...
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U.S. working to make charter flights from Afghanistan more routine -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has no plans to resume military-led evacuation flights from Afghanistan, but is working to ensure...
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UK minister failed to ‘expeditiously’ provide N. Irish abortion services
By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) -The United Kingdom's Northern Ireland Secretary failed to comply with his duties to "expeditiously" provide...
Read moreEU awards journalism prize to Israeli malware investigation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament awarded the EU's top journalism prize on Thursday to reporters who revealed that spyware...
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Qatar emir appoints two women to advisory council after men sweep polls
DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's emir named two women among his new appointments to the Gulf state's advisory Shura Council on...
Read moreEU executive summons Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian envoys over migration
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive summoned envoys from member states Poland, Lithuania and Latvia on Thursday over the...
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Gay couple hail ‘big win’ in battle over children’s Namibian citizenship
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - A Namibian court ruled on Wednesday that the son of a gay couple, born via surrogacy in...
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As Brazilians flock to the U.S. border, an alleged smuggler cashes in
By Gabriel Stargardter BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) - Record numbers of Brazilians have been arrested at the U.S. southern border...
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Love is love: Gay marriage possible for Dutch monarch
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -In the country that first legalised gay marriage, the Dutch crown princess has the right to marry a...
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Afghan minister wants good relations, needs more time on girls’ education
(Adds details on organiser in paragraph three) DOHA (Reuters) -Afghanistan's foreign minister appealed to the world for good relations on...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he is ‘bored’ by questions on COVID-19 deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that he did not want to be "bored" with questions...
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Afghan foreign minister says Taliban forces can control ISIS threat
DOHA (Reuters) - The new Taliban government in Afghanistan is able to control the threat from Islamic State militants who...
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EU ‘will start collapsing’ unless it takes on Polish challenge – official
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union "will start collapsing" unless it challenges a ruling by Poland's top...
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EU to issue penalty payment request to Poland over Turow in due time
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will issue "in due time" a payment request calling on Poland to pay the...
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Death toll from Russian alcohol poisoning incident rises to 34
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The death toll from a mass poisoning linked to illegal alcohol in southwest Russia rose to 34...
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U.N. urges nations to spend more on species protection as new pact talks begin
By David Stanway KUNMING, China (Reuters) - The global community must invest much more and raise the scale and speed...
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Battle-hardened Taliban fighters enjoy a day off at amusement park
By Jorge Silva and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KABUL (Reuters) - Strolling casually with their machine guns in hand, Halimi and...
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Poland will continue to respect EU law, foreign ministry says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will continue to respect European Union law, its foreign ministry said on Saturday, after the country's...
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As Brazil passes 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, vaccines offer hope worst is over
By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil became the second country in the world to pass 600,000 COVID-19...
Read moreFrench court rules against tighter porn curbs on legal technicality
By Sarah Morland PARIS (Reuters) -A French court on Friday, citing a legal technicality, rejected a claim brought by two...
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