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Exclusive: U.N. report accuses Yemen government of money-laundering, Houthis of taking state revenue
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Independent U.N. sanctions monitors accused Yemen's government, in a report seen by Reuters on Tuesday, of money-laundering and corruption "that adversely affected access to adequate food supplies" and said the Houthi group collected at least $1.8 billion in state revenue in 2019 to help fund its war effort.
At U.N., Washington assures support for two-state solution in Middle East
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration supports a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians and will overturn several Trump administration decisions, the acting U.S. envoy to the United Nations assured the Security Council on Tuesday.
Stop hoarding COVID-19 vaccines, South Africa's Ramaphosa tells rich nations
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday urged wealthy countries not to hoard surplus COVID-19 vaccine supplies, adding his voice to calls for global production to be shared more equally.
Restive Hong Kong hunkers down as China's birthday celebrations begin
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong went into lockdown on Tuesday to ensure anti-government protests do not overshadow Chinese President Xi Jinping's commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Russia rolls out the red carpet for Huawei over 5G
While the United States banned Huawei for alleged espionage, Moscow has rolled out the red carpet for the Chinese tech company, letting it develop 5G networks in Russia.
China flexes military muscle to mark 70 years of Communist rule
BEIJING (Reuters) - China celebrated its growing power and confidence with a big display of military hardware and goose-stepping troops in Beijing on Tuesday, overseen by President Xi Jinping who pledged peaceful development on Communist China's 70th birthday.
North Korea blames U.S. for failure to restart talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea blamed the United States on Monday for a failure to restart stalled talks, more than a year after President Donald Trump's first meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Canada's politicians have fiscal wiggle room during campaign: Here's how much
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's candidates are making a range of pricey campaign promises ahead of October's vote, but a former central bank governor and ratings agencies see wiggle room for a larger budget shortfall so long as the economy continues to grow.
Italy's ruling parties call for lowering voting age to 16
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's coalition parties said on Monday they were in favour of reducing the minimum voting age to 16, in a move which analysts said would increase the electorate by about 1 million people.
‘UEC is a very complex issue’
PUCHONG: The Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) has been turned into a highly racialised issue and politics must be removed from it, said UEC task force chairman Eddin Khoo.
