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March 4, 2021

ROME, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China's success in reducing poverty within its borders in recent decades can stand out as...

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Pentagon concerned by U.N. report indicating possible North Korea nuclear reprocessing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon expressed concern on Tuesday about a U.N. report indicating possible reprocessing of nuclear fuel for...

Venezuela's National Assembly head Juan Guaidó waves during a mass opposition rally, during which he declared himself the country's acting president on Jan. 23

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Venezuela’s Guaido spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken: sources

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, four people...

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‘Crying and moving’: Nigerian schoolgirls recount forced march kidnap ordeal

GUSAU, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen who kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls from a boarding school in northwest Nigeria last week beat...

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U.S., EU impose sanctions on Russia for Navalny poisoning, jailing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions to punish Russia for what it described as Moscow’s attempt...

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U.S. sanctions for Navalny poisoning may come on Tuesday – sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is expected to impose sanctions to punish Russia for the poisoning of Kremlin critic...

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U.S. faces ‘unprecedented assault on democracy,’ White House says, backing election reform bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration backed Democrats’ efforts to overhaul voting rules and turn over the process of drawing...

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U.S. to push for ‘intense’ U.N. Security Council talks on Myanmar

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Monday she hopes to use Washington’s...

FILE PHOTO: Family members of inmates argue a police officer outside a prison where inmates were killed during a riot that the government described as a concerted action by criminal organisations, in Guayaquil, Ecuador February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Vicente Gaibor del Pino

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Ecuador links deadly prison riots to transnational crime groups

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean officials said on Monday prison riots that left 79 inmates dead last week were linked to...

Protesters take cover as they clash with riot police officers during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

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Myanmar protesters ready for confrontation after bloodiest post-coup unrest