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United Nations and Ethiopia reach aid pact for war-hit Tigray

ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopia and the United Nations agreed on Wednesday to channel desperately-needed humanitarian aid to a northern (More…)

Afghan government, Taliban announce breakthrough deal to pursue peace talks

By Hamid Shalizi and Abdul Qadir Sediqi

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan government and Taliban representatives said on Wednesday they had (More…)

In world first, UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

By Guy Faulconbridge and Paul Sandle

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the (More…)

Women’s movement sweeps Latin America to loosen abortion restrictions

By Daina Beth Solomon and Cassandra Garrison

MEXICO CITY/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Several weeks pregnant and about to start a (More…)

Canada PM Trudeau indicates U.S. border restrictions to last a long time

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will not agree to lifting a ban on non-essential travel with the United States until the (More…)

Violence, floods in South Sudan’s Warrap state displace thousands

By Denis Dumo

WARRAP STATE, South Sudan (Reuters) – James Athian and his nine children have been living in a (More…)

Saudi Arabia agrees to allow Israeli commercial planes to cross its airspace: senior Trump official

By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia agreed on Monday to let Israeli airliners cross its airspace en route (More…)

Moderna to seek U.S. and EU authorization for its vaccine on Monday

By Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman

(Reuters) – Moderna Inc will apply for U.S. and European emergency authorization for its (More…)

WHO says would be ‘highly speculative’ to say COVID did not emerge in China

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization’s top emergency expert said on Friday it would be “highly speculative” for the (More…)

Delta pilots vote for pay cuts in deal that avoids furloughs through 2022

(Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc pilots voted in favor of a deal that avoids furloughs through Jan. 1, 2022 (More…)