Ecuador sets April 21 for referendum on tightening security
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's electoral court set April 21 for a referendum on measures to tighten security, fight organised crime…
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Putin says Russia is close to creating cancer vaccines
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian scientists were close to creating vaccines for cancer that…
Neutral Swiss to beef up military spending in wake of Ukraine war
ZURICH (Reuters) - The government of neutral Switzerland said on Wednesday it would be ramping up military spending over the…
India top court scraps opaque election funding system, calls it ‘unconstitutional’
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a seven year-old election funding system that allows individuals and companies…
India ministers, farmer unions to hold talks aimed at ending protests
AMBALA, India (Reuters) - Agricultural unions in India will hold talks with government ministers on Thursday, a union leader said,…
Australia PM backs parliament motion calling for Julian Assange’s release
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese voted in favour of a motion in parliament's lower house calling for…
US, EU discuss Russia sanctions ahead of Ukraine war’s second anniversary
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S., EU and other partners discussed Russia sanctions at a meeting in Brussels this week ahead…
Colombia turns drug-fumigation planes into fire fighters
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia on Wednesday added eight aircraft, some previously used to fumigate drug crops, to its fire-fighting fleet…
Putin says he prefers ‘more predictable’ Biden over Trump
LONDON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday that he preferred Joe Biden to Donald…