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US senators want defense bill helicopter provision dropped

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WASHINGTON, Dec 11 – The chair of the Senate Commerce Committee and the panel’s top Democrat on Thursday pushed to revise an annual defense bill to bolster military helicopter safety […]

IOC recommends unrestricted access for Russian and Belarusian athletes to international youth competitions

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — The Olympic Summit announced Thursday to support the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s recommendation that youth athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport should no […]

Roundup: Türkiye ends year of monetary adjustments with rate cut as inflation cools

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ANKARA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — Türkiye’s central bank on Thursday made its last interest rate decision of the year, reducing the policy rate by 150 basis points, wrapping up a […]

Venezuelan lawmakers pave way for withdrawal from International Criminal Court

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Dec 11 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s national assembly on Thursday unanimously voted to repeal a law which ratified the Rome Statute, paving the way for the country to withdraw from the International […]

Bulgaria faces turmoil after protests topple government on eve of euro entry

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Dec 11 (Reuters) – The resignation of Bulgaria’s government on Thursday puts an end to an increasingly unpopular coalition but is likely to usher in a period of prolonged political […]

Kenya records increased elephant, rhino populations

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NAIROBI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — Elephant and rhino populations in Kenya have increased compared to 2021, a wildlife research institute said in a report released on Thursday. Read full story […]

Putin calls Maduro, Lukashenko meets Venezuela envoy as Trump cranks up pressure

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Dec 11 (Reuters) – Russia and its close ally Belarus reached out to Venezuela’s embattled leader, Nicolas Maduro, on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up pressure for his […]

Commanders tell Putin that Russia has captured Siversk in eastern Ukraine

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MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin thanked the Russian army on Thursday after commanders told him that their forces had taken full control of the town of Siversk […]

Florence cathedral managers fall prey to 1.5-million-euro email fraud

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ROME, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Italian police said on Thursday they had broken up an international criminal organisation that had swindled some 30 million euros ($35.2 million) from victims including […]

Poland detains Russian archaeologist accused by Ukraine of stealing artefacts

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WARSAW, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Poland has detained a Russian archaeologist whom Ukraine accuses of unauthorised excavation and plundering historical artefacts in Crimea, Polish authorities said on Thursday, prompting outrage […]

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