By Pavel Polityuk, Vladimir Soldatkin KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday called on NATO to outline a path for Ukraine to join the Western military alliance, after days in which …
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By Tom Balmforth, Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday it will extend a punitive Twitter slowdown until May 15, although it acknowledged that the US social media company had …
Read More »Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny taken to sick ward, subjected to coronavirus tests – Izvestia
By Tom Balmforth, Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) – Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was taken to a sick room with symptoms of a respiratory illness and tested for the coronavirus, the Izvestia …
Read More »Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny says he has a cough and temperature amid tuberculosis outbreak
By Tom Balmforth, Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) – Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday he had a high fever and severe cough, and that three of the 15 inmates in …
Read More »Bulgarians vote for a new parliament amid COVID-19 fears and anger over corruption
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarians began voting in parliamentary elections on Sunday that will decide whether Prime Minister Boyko Borissov wins a new four-year term despite lingering concerns about corruption in the poorest …
Read More »Sputnik V Twitter feed raises prospects for vaccine tourism to Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is working on a program to offer people abroad the opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Russia with their Sputnik V injection starting in July, the official …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE-Hong Kong calls on foreign governments to stop accepting special British passports
By Greg Torode, Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG, March 25 (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government has told some foreign consulates to stop accepting a British travel document that many of its …
Read More »Pandemic rages in Eastern Europe as hospitals struggle to cope
By Krisztina Than, Jan Lopatka BUDAPEST / PRAGUE (Reuters) – Hungary’s hospitals are under “extraordinary” pressure from rising coronavirus infections, its surgeon general said on Wednesday, as the country became a hotspot …
Read More »EU has ‘absolutely no need’ for Sputnik V vaccine, says commissioner
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union does not need Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 and can achieve immunity across the continent using European production, a top EU executive said on Sunday …
Read More »IMF Sees Signs of a Stronger Global Recovery, But Major Risks Remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The second International Monetary Fund official on Saturday pointed to emerging signs of a stronger global economic recovery, but warned that significant risks remain, including the emergence of coronavirus …
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