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Brazil's Telefonica quarterly profit rises 7%, but misses forecasts
Ukraine forces hit oil depot in Russian-held city, local leader says
(Reuters) - Ukrainian forces attacked an oil storage depot and sparked a fire late on Tuesday on the outskirts of the Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the region's Russia-installed leader said. Leonid Pasechnik, head of the ...
AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid vaccine worldwide, The Telegraph reports
(Reuters) - Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca is withdrawing its Covid vaccine worldwide, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. The application to withdraw the vaccine was made on March 5 and came into effect on Tuesday, the report added. ...
Peru port conflict escalates as Chinese firm insists on original terms
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - The Chinese state-owned company at the center of a dispute over operations of a megaport it is building on Peru's Pacific coast insisted on Tuesday on terms agreed with the government, as some local officials have ...
Biden welcomes peaceful protests at college commencements, White House says
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes peaceful protests at college commencement ceremonies where he and other administration officials will speak, the White House said on Tuesday as ...
Romanian president says he's open to discussing sending Patriot system to Ukraine
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday he was open to discussing sending a Patriot missile system to Ukraine after German appeals to European Union and NATO member states to bolster Ukraine's air defences. Following ...
White House: Behavior in video captured at University of Mississippi is 'undignified and racist'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said the behavior captured in a video at the University of Mississippi is "undignified and racist", after a student was accused of mocking a Black protestor by making monkey noises during an anti-war ...
Biden administration to miss deadline for report on Israeli weapons use, sources say
By Patricia Zengerle, Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration will miss a Wednesday deadline to report to Congress on whether Israel is violating international humanitarian law in Gaza, four sources said on ...
Italy bans NGO planes from using airports close to migrant routes
ROME (Reuters) - Italy said on Tuesday that planes used by charities to track migrant boats in difficulty would no longer be able to fly from airports on the islands of Sicily, Pantelleria and Lampedusa that are close to the shipping routes. The ...
Hamas official warns of no ceasefire deal if Israeli aggression on Gaza continues
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hamas official Osama Hamdan warned on Tuesday that if Israel's military aggression continues in Rafah, there will be no ceasefire deal. Hamdan's comments were made during a press conference in Beirut as a delegation from Hamas, ...
Clashes break out in pro-Palestinian rally in Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between police and protesters during a pro-Palestinian rally in central Athens on Tuesday, a day after the Israeli military launched a ground and air operation in part of eastern Rafah in the Gaza Strip. More ...
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