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Belarus introduces prison sentences for taking part in protests

(Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday signed into law prison sentences for people taking part in protests or (More…)

Blinken casts doubt on methodology of coronavirus lab-leak report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken cast doubt on Tuesday on the methodology of a report on (More…)

Israel says Gaza tower that housed AP doubled as Hamas electronic warfare site

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s military said on Tuesday that a tower block in Gaza housing the U.S.-based Associated Press which (More…)

U.S. CDC eases travel recommendations on 110 countries, territories including Japan

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more (More…)

Spy phones ‘in gangsters’ back pockets’ betray hundreds to police

By Colin Packham and Toby Sterling

CANBERRA/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -A global sting in which organized crime gangs were sold encrypted phones (More…)

Oil rises on expectation that Iranian supply won’t return soon

By Stephanie Kelly

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday after the top U.S. diplomat said that even (More…)

Turkey launches ‘sea snot’ clean-up to save Sea of Marmara

By Dilara Senkaya and Ali Kucukgocmen

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey vowed to save the Sea of Marmara on Tuesday by (More…)

Colonial Pipeline CEO tells Senate cyber defenses were compromised ahead of hack

By Stephanie Kelly and Jessica Resnick-Ault

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Colonial Pipeline Chief Executive Joseph Blount told a U.S. Senate committee (More…)

White House urges states to seek to lengthen shelf life for J&J COVID-19 shots

(Reuters) – A top White House official on Tuesday urged state governors to work with the U.S. Food and Drug (More…)

Judge sees evidence of Buk missile being used in downing of MH17 airliner

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A judge in the Dutch murder trial over the downing of a Malaysian airliner over rebel-held eastern (More…)