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Published by Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) – The German election race heated up on Thursday as the lead of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) over Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives narrowed to just four points, three days before the federal election. The SPD, whose candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz is currently vice chancellor and finance minister in […]

Published by Reuters By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s plan to tighten rules on its fast-growing e-commerce market has run into internal government dissent, memos reviewed by Reuters show, with the Ministry of Finance describing some proposals as “excessive” and “without economic rationale”. The memos offer a rare glimpse of high-stakes policy-making governing

Published by Reuters By Andrew Osborn and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, retained its parliamentary majority after an election and a sweeping crackdown on its critics, despite losing over a tenth of its support, partial results on Monday showed. With nearly 74% of ballots counted, the

Published by Reuters By Emma Farge and Michelle Nichols GENEVA/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donors have pledged more than a billion dollars to help Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have spiralled since the Islamist Taliban took power, and foreign aid has dried up, raising the spectre of a mass exodus. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it was

Published by Reuters By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s popular coronavirus vaccination minister, Taro Kono, is expected to officially announce his candidacy on Friday to lead the ruling party and, by extension, become the next prime minister. Kono becomes the third candidate to throw his hat in the ring for the leadership

Published by Reuters By Uriel Sanchez ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Mexico near the beach resort of Acapulco on Tuesday, killing at least one man who was crushed by a falling post, and causing rock falls and damaging buildings, authorities said. The quake of magnitude 7.0, which hit 11 miles (17.7

Published by Al-Araby Turkey is offering to protect Kabul’s strategic airport after US forces leave in what experts view as a high-risk bid to improve Ankara’s strained ties with Washington. Keeping the air hub safe from advancing Taliban forces became a major issue after US President Joe Biden called an end to Washington’s 20-year involvement

Published by Reuters By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan will ban air travel for anyone without a COVID-19 vaccine certificate from Aug.1 and will require all public sector workers to get vaccinated by Aug. 31, the government announced on Thursday along with a host of other restrictions. From Aug. 1, unvaccinated people will no

Published by Reuters By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Thursday that all civilian federal workers will need to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or face regular testing, social distancing, mask requirements and travel limits, a source familiar with the matter said. Biden, who will

Published by Reuters By David Shepardson and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should go back to wearing masks in indoor public places in regions where the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, U.S. health authorities said on Tuesday. In a toughening of guidance issued earlier this month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control