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Smaller towns in South Korea bear brunt of doctors’ shortage
By Hyunsu Yim and Daewoung Kim INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - Hospitals in South Korea's smaller cities are struggling with a lack of physicians, as a nationwide strike of trainee doctors enters its third month in protest against plans to ...
Somalia detains U.S.-trained commandos over theft of rations
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's government said it had suspended and detained several members of an elite, U.S.-trained commando unit for stealing rations donated by the United States, adding that it was taking over responsibility ...
Greece rules out air defence systems to Ukraine, prime minister says
ATHENS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece can not offer air defence systems like 'Patriots' or S-300 to Ukraine responding to pressure from EU and NATO allies to send more military aid to Kyiv. With Russia having stepped ...
Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais reports
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will send a small number of Patriot missiles to Ukraine, El Pais newspaper reported on Friday, quoting unidentified sources. Spain ruled out delivering anti-aircraft launchers, but will give Kiev shells, the paper said.
South Sudanese comedians find laughs in painful past
By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA (Reuters) - When Isaac Anthony Lumori launched South Sudan's first weekly comedy show at the height of a civil war in 2014, his performers' quips about different ethnic groups were not always well received. "They had ...
Swiss parliamentary committee backs $5.5 billion aid plan for Ukraine
ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss parliamentary committee late on Thursday voted to back a 5 billion Swiss franc ($5.5 billion) aid contribution for Ukraine as part of a broader package aimed at improving neutral Switzerland's defense capabilities.
Ukraine court orders agriculture minister to be taken into custody
KYIV (Reuters) -A Ukrainian court ordered on Friday for Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky to be taken into custody over allegations of his involvement in an illegal acquisition of state-owned land worth about $7 million. Solsky denies the ...
US to announce new restrictions on firearm exports, official says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to impose new restrictions on firearms exports and increase scrutiny on transactions to limit diversions of guns to drug cartels, criminal groups, gangs and others, a ...
Kiribati parliament votes to remove Australian-born high court judge
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Kiribati's parliament has voted to remove Australian-born High Court Judge David Lambourne, who said on Friday the move was politically motivated and an attack on the independence of the Pacific Island nation's ...
Mexican lawmakers approve new pension fund backed by president
By Brendan O'Boyle and Raul Cortes MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's Senate approved the creation of a new pension fund on Thursday aimed at boosting payouts to the lowest-earning recipients. The creation of the fund, which is part of a pension ...