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Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found, returned to family after long ordeal

By Mica Rosenberg, Jonathan Landay and James Mackenzie KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) – An infant boy handed in desperation to a soldier across an airport wall in the chaos of the American evacuation of Afghanistan has been found and was reunited

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U.S. open to talks with Russia on exercises, missile deployments -official

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and its allies are prepared to discuss with Russia in talks about Ukraine the possibility of each side restricting military exercises and missile deployments in the region, a senior U.S. administration official

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Omicron Comes to China, Prompting Mass Testing and Quarantines

At least two confirmed cases of the new variant of Covid-19 were reported in the port city of Tianjin, weeks ahead of the Winter Olympics in neighboring Beijing.

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Swedish crown princess contracts COVID-19 amid surging infections

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish Crown Princess Victoria has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the Royal Court said on Saturday, adding that the heir to the throne was fully vaccinated. Earlier this week her parents, the king and

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Iran imposes sanctions on Americans over 2020 killing of top general

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Saturday imposed sanctions on dozens more Americans, many of them from the U.S. military, over the 2020 killing of General Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the 51 Americans had been

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Russian troops have crossed the border into Kazakhstan following violent protests

Russian troops are helping put down anti-government protests in neighboring Kazakhstan. The crisis threatens to be a distraction for Russia as it squares off with the U.S. over Ukraine.

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Lahore, Pakistan, locks down for the pandemic — and to improve air pollution

Pakistan’s second largest city, Lahore, tops the world’s most polluted city list, along with India’s New Delhi. Poor air quality has prompted the government to order a partial shutdown of schools.

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I’m a CEO at One of the World’s Biggest Shipping and Logistics Companies. Here’s How My Industry Can Go Green

In 2021, because of the pandemic, we saw unprecedented supply-chain disruptions but also took important steps toward a decarbonized and sustainable global supply chain. It was a truly industry-wide effort, with Maersk and X-Press Feeders ordering what will be the

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Russia Readies Planes to Pour More Troops Into Kazakhstan

Moscow said it had prepared more than 75 aircraft to allow for continuous deployment of forces to help Kazakh authorities reassert control following days of sometimes violent protests.

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Cyprus identifies combined ‘Deltacron’ COVID strain, but says unlikely to spread far

Professor says variant combines characteristics of the two strains, but will probably be replaced by dominant Omicron mutation

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