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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting of the Supreme State Council of Russia-Belarus Union State in Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 29, 2024. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

Lukashenko talks up threats to Belarus to justify 'nuclear deterrence'

Mark Trevelyan |Updated 9 minutes ago |3 min read

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country was facing grave threats internally and externally that had required it to change its security posture and allow Russia to deploy dozens of tactical ...

Italian President of the Senate Ignazio La Russa and Minister of Tourism Daniela Santanche attend political festival Atreju organised by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) right-wing party, in Rome, Italy, December 16, 2023.

Italy's state TV journalists to strike over Meloni government's grip

Reuters |Updated 19 minutes ago |2 min read

MILAN (Reuters) - Journalists at Italian state broadcaster RAI will strike next month in protest against the "suffocating control" over their work by Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government, the reporters' trade union Usigrai said on Thursday. The ...

A view shows GlaxoSmithKline headquarters in London, Britain, January 17, 2022.REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

GlaxoSmithKline sues Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid-19 vaccine technology

Blake Brittain |Updated just now |1 min read

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline sued Pfizer and BioNTech in Delaware federal court on Thursday, accusing them of infringing GSK patents related to messenger RNA (mRNA) technology in the companies' blockbuster COVID-19 vaccines. GSK ...

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 04 October 2022. Harvey Weinstein was extradited from New York to Los Angeles to face sex-related charges. Etienne Laurent/Pool via

New York top court overturns former Hollywood producer Weinstein's conviction

Reuters |Updated 9 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's conviction on sexual misconduct has been overturned by New York's top court, the state's court of appeals said in an opinion on Thursday. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel and Susan Heavey; ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow, Russia April 25, 2024.

Russia says it may downgrade ties with US if its assets are confiscated

Reuters |Updated 39 minutes ago |1 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is considering downgrading the level of its diplomatic relations with the United States if Western governments go ahead with proposals to confiscate its frozen assets, state news agency RIA quoted Deputy Foreign Minister ...

A person prays in front of photos of hostages posted on campus near an encampment where students are protesting in support of Palestinians at Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, New York, U.S., April 24, 2024.REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo

US, 17 other countries urge Hamas to release hostages, end Gaza crisis, senior US official says

Reuters |Updated 9 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and 17 other countries on Thursday will call on Hamas to release hostages as a pathway to end the crisis in Gaza, a senior U.S. administration official said. "We call for the immediate release of all ...

Lise Grande, the United Nations' Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Erbil, Iraq, July 5, 2017.

Biden names new special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues

Reuters |Updated 40 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday appointed Lise Grande as the new special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues, the State Department said in a statement. Grande, who replaces David Satterfield, is currently head of ...

Progressive Conservative MLA Robin Croucher introduced a bill recognizing April 25 as Cyberbullying Awareness Day in P.E.I. Croucher said he was introducing the bill to raise awareness and to recognize his friend, Harry Burke, who was a victim of online sextortion. - Stu Neatby

P.E.I. marks first cyberbullying day on April 25, 2024

Stu Neatby · Journalist |Updated 13 minutes ago |3 min read Premium content

P.E.I. is recognizing its first legislated Cyberbullying Awareness Day after a bill was unanimously passed in the legislature recognizing April 25 as a day to highlight the impact of online harms on families. In a statement, Premier Dennis King said ...

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China sends astronauts to Chinese space station for six-month stay

Reuters |Updated 49 minutes ago |2 min read

BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station for a six-month stay, in a regular rotation of Chinese astronauts onboard the "Tiangong" orbiting high above the Earth's atmosphere. The ...

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Shareholder Capital asks Vanda Pharma's board to reconsider Future Pak's offer

Reuters |Updated 49 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Investment firm Shareholder Capital sent a letter to drugmaker Vanda Pharmaceuticals' board on Thursday asking it to reconsider Future Pak's takeover offer. On April 17, Vanda rejected contract manufacturer Future Pak's offer of $7.25 ...

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