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Portugal to ban smoking in most places, restrict tobacco sales

Portugal's government on Thursday presented legislation to extend a ban on smoking to outdoor areas including covered terraces and to restrict tobacco sales, as it hopes to raise a tobacco-free generation by 2040.

Reuters · May 11, 2023

UN's WFP calls for urgent funding to assist 2.3 million people in need of food in Chad

The United Nations World Food Programme said on Thursday it urgently requires $162.4 million to support the government of Chad in assisting 2.3 million people in urgent need of food, including over 30,000 who recently fled the conflict in Sudan.

Reuters · May 11, 2023

EU lawmakers want more talks to strengthen proposed US data transfer pact

EU lawmakers on Thursday urged the European Commission to continue talks to reinforce a proposed data transfer pact with the United States, saying there were still shortcomings in the agreement.

Reuters · May 11, 2023

In Bakhmut's ruins, Ukraine says intensity of Wagner attacks growing

A Ukrainian brigade commander fighting in the ruins of Bakhmut said Russian mercenary forces have stepped up shelling and artillery attacks in recent days and were not facing a munitions shortage, despite its chief's claims to the contrary.

Reuters · May 11, 2023

No deal yet on extending Ukraine grain deal, UN proposals in focus

Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations discussed on Thursday U.N. proposals to extend a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, which Moscow has threatened to quit on May 18 over obstacles to its grain and fertilizer exports.

Reuters · May 11, 2023

Pope Francis recognises 21 Copts beheaded by Islamic State as martyrs

Pope Francis on Thursday announced that 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians beheaded by Islamic State in Libya in 2015 are being recognised as martyrs by the Vatican.

Reuters · May 11, 2023

Russian woman gets 2-year suspended sentence for "insulting" note on Putin’s parents' grave

A 60-year-old Russian woman was given a two-year suspended sentence on Thursday for leaving a note with an "insulting inscription" on the grave of President Vladimir Putin’s parents, independent news sites reported on Thursday.

Reuters · May 11, 2023

ANALYSIS-Turkey's Erdogan, master campaigner, faces toughest contest yet

For more than two decades, President Tayyip Erdogan has been the lord of all elections in Turkey.

Reuters · May 11, 2023

Ukraine says it's received $16.7 billion in foreign aid this year

Ukraine has received $16.7 billion in financial aid from its Western partners so far this year, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said on Thursday.

Reuters · May 11, 2023

U.S. seizes 13 web domains used by Lebanon's Hezbollah and associates

The United States on Thursday seized 13 web domains used by Lebanon's Hezbollah and its associates, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.

Reuters · May 11, 2023