Rio de Janeiro drug shootout death toll rises to 28
By Rodrigo Viga GaierRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The death toll from a police raid on a drug gang in a poor Rio de Janeiro neighborhood on Thursday has risen to 28, civil police said…
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Lithuania to tighten security for Belarusian political refugees
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania will tighten security for Belarusian political refugees, the chair of its parliamentary national security and defence committee said on Monday.“We now see that the Belarus KGB can act not only in…
Germany's Oktoberfest beer extravaganza cancelled for the second successive year due to COVID-19
Germany's Oktoberfest beer extravaganza, scheduled to bring together hundreds of thousands of people from September 18 to October 3 in Munich, has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19…
Swiss diplomat in Iran found dead after suspected fall from Tehran building
A female employee at the Swiss embassy in Iran has been found dead after accidentally falling from a Tehran high-rise, authorities have said.The body of the diplomat was discovered on Tuesday morning at the foot…
Spanish court rejects arrest of Polisario Front leader
By Emma PinedoMADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s High Court rejected on Thursday a request to arrest Western Sahara’s independence leader, whose admittance to a Spanish hospital last month angered Morocco, and comes after migrants crossed into…
Denmark drops Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine due to concerns over jab's side effects
Denmark's health authority announced on Monday that the country has decided to drop Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from its rollout.A statement read: "The Danish Health Authority has concluded that the benefits of using the…
U.S. Tripoli visit shows increased Libya focus after fighting
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday sent its highest-level official to Libya since 2014 in what it called a signal of Washington’s increased focus on efforts to resolve the country’s crisis. Acting assistant…
Exodus to jungles, villages as Myanmar troops retake town
(Reuters) – Thousands of residents of a hill town in northwest Myanmar were hiding in jungles, villages and valleys on Monday after fleeing an assault by state troops, witnesses said, as the army advanced into…
Ecuador indigenous protestors block access to Petroecuador oil field
QUITO (Reuters) – An indigenous community in Ecuador’s Amazon region is blocking access to one of state oil company Petroecuador’s main fields in a protest over compensation, prompting the company to request help from the…
'Freedom' fiestas: Spaniards celebrate end of COVID curfew
By Michael Gore and Jordi RubioMADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – Exhilarated Spaniards danced in streets, chanted “freedom” and partied on beaches overnight as a COVID-19 curfew ended across most of the nation. In scenes akin to New…