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MILAN, Feb 19 (Reuters) – KKR (KKR.N) could block any move by Telecom Italia (TIM) to set up a network company by vetoing the transfer of last-mile fixed telephony unit FiberCop, reported Saturday La Stampa. The US investment fund, which owns 37.5% of FiberCop, launched a 10.8 billion euro ($12.2 …

The Telegram logo is seen on the screen of a smartphone in this illustration taken April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BERLIN, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Telegram messaging service, which has proven popular with far-right groups and people opposed to COVID …

New Zealand Navy ships will arrive in Tonga on Friday The airport could reopen on Thursday Australian Prime Minister speaks with his Tongan counterpart Japan, United States, China and Australia offer help Jan 19 (Reuters) – Two New Zealand navy ships will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water …

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BAGHDAD, January 4 (Reuters) – Two drones loaded with explosives were shot down by Iraqi air defenses on Tuesday as they approached the Ain al-Asad air base, home to US forces, in the west of Baghdad, according to an official of the international organization led by the United States. said …

AstraZeneca and Novavax say their shots protect Omicron UK data suggests fewer hospitalizations than Delta’s Do not extrapolate from similar African data -African CDC WHO also called for caution before drawing firm conclusions Biden moves too little, too late for Omicron experts JOHANNESBURG / LONDON, Dec.23 (Reuters) – Two vaccine …

Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing Oil Hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, USA, April 21, 2020. REUTERS / Drone Base Brent hit $ 84.60, its highest since October 2018, Monday White House backs calls for OPEC + to do more Crude market looks overbought …

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said she was confident the U.S. Congress would approve legislation to implement the global minimum corporate tax agreed to by 136 countries. Yellen said actions to bring the United States into compliance with the global minimum tax would likely …

KABUL, October 8 (Reuters) – A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in northeastern Afghanistan’s Kunduz province on Friday, killing 46 and injuring more than 140, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Video footage showed bodies surrounded by debris inside the mosque used by members of the minority Shia Muslim community. …

WASHINGTON, Oct.6 (Reuters) – The US Senate appeared close to a temporary deal to avoid a federal debt default over the next two weeks, after Democrats said on Wednesday they could agree to a Republican proposal to defuse the partisan stalemate that threatens the economy at large. . Democrats called …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia reported more than 1,900 new Delta coronavirus infections on Sunday, health data showed, as authorities struggled to quell the outbreak in the two most populous states and cases spreading to new states . Victoria and New South Wales, which have been in lockdown for weeks, have …

A tank damaged in fighting between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) and Tigray Special Forces stands on the outskirts of the town of Humera in Ethiopia on July 1, 2021. REUTERS / Stringer / File Photo ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 30 (Reuters) – Ethiopia is expelling seven top UN officials, …

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan will fully reopen its main border crossing with Syria from Wednesday, government and industry officials said, as a high-level Syrian team arrived in Amman to discuss the way to facilitate the flow of goods affected by the pandemic and a decade of conflict. Although Jaber Passage …

“Like it or not, climate change will be in the headlines for the rest of our lives,” writes David Callaway, founder of Callaway Climate Insights, a newsletter on investing in climate solutions. He adds that for the global transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies to be successful, journalists will …

By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – An Italian appeals court on Thursday overturned convictions in a major mafia trial, dismantling charges the state colluded with Sicilian gangsters after a deadly wave of bombings in the years 1990. In a decision read in the Sicilian capital Palermo, Judge …

(Reuters) – Analysts warn Asia could slide into an accelerated arms race as countries respond to China’s military growth. Here is a list of defense systems that several Asian countries are seeking to acquire. The country announced on September 16 that it would build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines as …

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 19 (Reuters) – World leaders return to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on stepping up efforts to tackle both climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced them last year to send video statements for the annual rally. As the coronavirus …

An exterior view of the China Evergrande Center in Hong Kong, China on March 26, 2018. REUTERS / Bobby Yip / File Photo / File Photo BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Reuters) – Cash-strapped developer China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) has started reimbursing investors for its wealth management products with real estate, a …

CIUDAD ACUÑA, Mexico, Sept. 18 (Reuters) – Eddyson Langlais, 24, was huddled under the Del Rio international bridge in Texas, alongside thousands of other Haitian migrants on Friday night, when he saw news on Facebook that sounded like a punch: The United States was going to send Haitians back to …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has told China their bilateral ties will only develop when the two countries withdraw troops from a clash on their disputed Himalayan border, India’s foreign minister said. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar discussed the possibility of both sides when he met his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Australia and the United States have entered into new force posture agreements that will see greater air cooperation through the rotational deployment of all types of U.S. military aircraft to Australia, the U.S. said on Thursday. Australian Minister of Defense Peter Dutton. Speaking at a joint press …

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (Reuters) – Three former U.S. intelligence officers who worked as cyber spies for the United Arab Emirates have admitted to breaking U.S. hacking laws and bans on the sale of sensitive military technology, as part of a deal aimed at avoiding prosecution announced Tuesday. The agents – …

Birds fly next to a Venezuelan flag in Caracas, Venezuela, January 12, 2021. REUTERS / Manaure Quintero PRAIA, Sept. 7 (Reuters) – Cape Verde’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman wanted by US authorities for money laundering on behalf of the Venezuelan government, should be …

ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland will not tighten restrictions on public life for now despite the increase in coronavirus cases, the government said on Wednesday, reserving the right to present a COVID status certificate to allow the access to many interior spaces. The government signaled such a move last week when …

Drone strike in Pakistan border province Jalalabad city residents say they heard explosions at night U.S. Embassy Says People Should Leave Airport Gates Immediately Around 111,000 people evacuated Britain to end evacuation on Saturday Aug.28 (Reuters) – The United States launched a drone strike in Afghanistan, apparently killing an Islamic …

JOSE BOITEAUX, Brazil (Reuters) – Pushed to a degraded corner of their ancestral lands, the Xokleng people of southern Brazil anxiously await a Supreme Court ruling that could restore the land they lost decades ago. Sitting by a wood-burning stove, Xokleng elders remember when fish and game abounded in feeding …

LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuters) – The UK plans to push world leaders to consider further sanctions against the Taliban at the G7 advanced economies group meeting on Tuesday to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan, sources said to Reuters. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who currently heads the group which includes …

(Reuters) – China will transfer more than $ 6 million to the Myanmar government to fund 21 development projects, Myanmar’s Foreign Ministry said, as a sign of resuming cooperation under the junta that toppled an elected government February 1. Unlike Western countries which condemned the junta for cutting short democracy …

A medical worker takes a swab from a person at a nucleic acid test site in a park, following new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China on August 6, 2021. REUTERS / Tingshu Wang BEIJING, Aug.9 (Reuters) – China reported more COVID-19 infections on Monday in its latest …

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United States returns more than 17,000 ancient objects looted and smuggled out of Iraq after the American invasion in 2003, including a 3,500-year-old clay tablet bearing part of the epic of Gilgamesh, Iraq announced on Tuesday. Tens of thousands of antiquities disappeared from Iraq after the …

MOSCOW, July 20 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday inspected a prototype of a new fifth-generation Sukhoi fighter jet that Russia unveiled at its annual MAKS airshow with an eye on export markets. The fighter plane, which goes by the project name “Checkmate”, is likely to be presented as …

SEOUL / TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in will not travel to Tokyo for the next Olympics, his office said on Monday, abandoning plans for what would have been his first summit with the Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The announcement came after Seoul filed a protest …

ROME (Reuters) – Italians took to the streets and squares in droves on Sunday as the national football team beat England to win Euro 2020, celebrating a success widely seen as a rebound from the heartbreaking failure not to qualify for the last World Cup. Fireworks and music erupted across …

SYDNEY, July 2 (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) will provide money for an “innovation fund” for 170 Australian regional newspapers under a planned licensing deal, the parties said on Friday, calling the decision a “show of co-operation between the social media giant and local publishers.” The move lends a building …

SEOUL, June 30 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said failure to implement measures to tackle the coronavirus had caused a “great crisis” and he berated ruling party officials for endangering the security of the country and the population, state media reported on Wednesday. The state news agency …

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Forces loyal to east-based Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar have closed the border with Algeria, they said on Sunday, after major deployments of his forces in the south underlined his role continuous despite efforts to unify the country. Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) last week sent troops to …

June 18 (Reuters) – Coronavirus-related deaths around the world surpassed the 4 million mark on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as many countries struggle to obtain enough vaccines to immunize their populations. As the number of new cases and deaths has declined in countries like the United States and …

May 10 attempt to stage a march helped ignite the 11-day war Palestinians call for protest in Gaza and West Bank Tensions are first test for new Israeli government JERUSALEM, June 15 (Reuters) – Thousands of far-right Israeli nationalists marched in a flag procession through East Jerusalem on Tuesday, an …

US President Joe Biden will hold a solo press conference after meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next week, denying the former KGB spy a high international platform to castigate the West and sow discord. Putin’s brave performance at a 2018 press conference with Donald Trump came as a …

LONDON (Reuters) – The High Court in London has found that the UK government acted illegally in awarding a contract to a public relations firm run by associates of the former chief adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings. The court accepted a complaint that the government had shown …

A Vivendi sign can be seen at the company’s headquarters in Paris, France, April 8, 2015. REUTERS / Gonzalo Fuentes The European Commission is preparing to launch infringement proceedings against Italy over a media law that could restrict Vivendi’s (VIV.PA) interests in the country, the Repubblica newspaper reported on Friday. …

Far-right party leader Naftali Bennett on Sunday threw his crucial support behind a “government of change” in Israel to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in what would be the end of a political era. Bennett’s move, which he announced in a televised speech, could allow opposition leader Yair Lapid to …

(Reuters) – Organizers of an annual vigil to commemorate the Chinese Communist government’s bloody crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989 said on Saturday they lost a call to organize this year’s gathering. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of China’s Patriotic Democratic Movements is scheduled …

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – One person died and several were injured on Tuesday when Iraqi security forces fired live ammunition into the air to disperse anti-government protests in central Baghdad, according to security and medical sources. The sources said 14 protesters and seven members of the security forces were injured in …

India’s COVID-19 outbreak has stabilized in parts of the country, a government official said, but deaths increased by 4,194 on Saturday and infections were spreading to rural areas where public health services are rare and already overloaded. India reported more than 400,000 infections per day at the start of May, …

A faulty silicone gel breast implant manufactured by the French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) is seen near surgical instruments after being removed from a patient by plastic surgeon Denis Boucq (left) at a clinic in Nice December 21, 2011. REUTERS / Eric Gaillard German company TUV Rheinland neglected to …

India’s coronavirus crisis showed few signs of abating on Tuesday, with an average of seven days of new cases at a record high and international health authorities warning that the variant of the virus in the country is of global concern . Daily coronavirus cases in India increased by 329,942, …

Taiwan will fight to the end for an invitation to a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting this month, its foreign ministry said on Monday, but China said there was no no room for compromise on the island that Beijing claims to be its own. The Group of Seven Rich Countries …