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Gunmen kill student, kidnap 27 in attack on Nigerian school

By Garba Muhammad

KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen killed a student in an overnight attack on a boarding school (More…)

Merkel tells Rouhani Iran should return to nuclear deal

BERLIN (Reuters) – Iran should send positive signals to increase the chances of a return to the 2015 nuclear deal (More…)

U.S. lawmakers ask Blinken for briefing on Nord Stream 2 natgas pipeline

By Timothy Gardner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several U.S. Representatives on Wednesday raised pressure on the State Department to share plans (More…)

Teeth from Siberian mammoths yield oldest DNA ever recovered

By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have recovered the oldest DNA on record, extracting it from the molars of (More…)

Switzerland plans cautious easing of pandemic lockdown from March

By John Revill and John Miller

ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland plans to make its first “cautious steps” towards ending its (More…)

Lebanon Hezbollah chief refutes accusations linking group to activist killing

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday refuted accusations of any links between the group and (More…)

‘We are like captives’: life in Britain’s quarantine hotels

By Hannah McKay and Sarah Young

LONDON (Reuters) – Mohamed Noor faces 10 days in COVID-19 quarantine in a hotel (More…)

Egypt plans reopening of Libya embassy shut since 2014

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt is planning to reopen its embassy in Libya’s capital for the first time in six years, (More…)

WHO sounds regional warning over Ebola outbreaks in Congo, Guinea

GENEVA (Reuters) – An outbreak of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea poses a regional risk that requires (More…)

Iran says U.S. move to seize oil shipment is ‘act of piracy’

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday that a U.S. move this month to seize a cargo of oil on (More…)