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Riyadh gets U.S. military help as Washington seeks better ties
By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH (Reuters) - The United States has stepped up its military support for Saudi Arabia over...
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Before meeting Biden, Irish PM Martin tests positive for virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday night in Washington, complicating plans to appear...
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College dreams dashed as young Afghan women fight to keep poverty at bay
KABUL (Reuters) - As students return to universities across Afghanistan this month, law major Waheeda Bayat will not be among...
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Explainer-How the World Health Organization might face future pandemics
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics will begin at the World Health...
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China’s labour policies in Xinjiang are discriminatory, ILO body says
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - An International Labour Organization committee has expressed "deep concern" about China's policies in its...
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Exclusive-U.S. bill would block defense contractors from using Chinese rare earths
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -A bipartisan piece of legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate on Friday would force defense contractors...
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Flood-hit Canadian province limits fuel, non-essential travel
By Jesse Winter HOPE, British Columbia (Reuters) - British Columbia imposed temporary restrictions on fuel and non-essential travel on Friday...
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Canadians stranded by floods cram into tiny lodge, wait for rescue
By Jesse Winter HOPE, British Columbia (Reuters) - For the hundreds of travelers stranded on a mountain road between two...
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U.S. secretary of state talks security, democracy in Nigeria
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday and discussed...
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U.S. wants ‘race to the top’ on Africa infrastructure amid China competition, says Blinken
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that Washington's involvement in infrastructure...
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Lithuania says its rocky ties with China are a ‘wake up call’ for Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's treatment of Lithuania is a "wake up call" for Europe, Lithuania's deputy foreign minister said on...
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U.S. gives 1.5 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is delivering an additional 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan, a...
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U.N. experts condemn U.S. expulsions of Haitian migrants
GENEVA (Reuters) - UN human rights experts on Monday condemned Washington's expulsions of Haitian migrants and refugees, saying they formed...
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Australian PM departs for Quad meeting amid French submarine deal fallout
(Corrects paragraph 4 to remove reference to Boris Johnson as a Quad leader. Clarifies in paragraph 7 that the Quad...
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Exclusive-UN migration body asks Brazil to receive Haitians on US-Mexico border – sources
By Gabriel Stargardter and Lisandra Paraguassu RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has formally asked Brazil...
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