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Rep. Liz Cheney was chastised by several male GOP colleagues following her vote to impeach Trump. Rep. Norman of South Carolina told Cheney that she had “a defiant attitude,” according to The Times. Cheney refused to apologize for her vote and the caucus decided to keep her in leadership. See more stories on Insider’s business…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London 2/2 LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson personally covered the cost of refurbishing his Downing Street flat, a minister said, seeking to quash claims by Johnson’s former top adviser that the prime minister had planned to get donors…

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt is aiming for tourism revenues of $6 billion-$7 billion in 2021, the deputy tourism minister told Reuters. Tourism revenue, a key source of foreign currency for Egypt, plunged by 70% in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tourism usually accounts for up to 15% of the country’s gross domestic product. The…

Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures during an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File PhotoIndonesian President Joko Widodo said on Sunday the country’s missing submarine had been found sunken in the Bali Sea and that he had sent his condolences to the families of the 53 crew.”The…

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Sunday the country’s missing submarine had been found sunken in the Bali Sea and that he had sent his condolences to the families of the 53 crew.FILE PHOTO: Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures during an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 13,…

A member of Israeli forces aims his weapon as Palestinians take part in an anti-Israel protest over tension in Jerusalem, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Mussa QawasmaIsraeli police and Palestinians scuffled outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls overnight into Sunday as tensions flared during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, and Israeli…

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Saturday urged Moldovian lawmakers to respect the country’s constitutional court, a day after they voted to remove its head judge for supporting President Maia Sandu’s call for a snap election.The issue underlines the tension between Sandu, who came to office in November on a pro-EU ticket, and a…

Senate Republicans adopted a resolution to press for spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling later this year. Ted Cruz called it “a step in the right direction,” though other senior Republicans downplayed it. A top Democrat branded it as “Obama-era economic sabotage.” See more stories on Insider’s business page. Senate Republicans are…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Nurse prepares to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine against the COVID-19 at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa 2/2 By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers and nonprofit groups on Friday heaped pressure on the Biden administration to back a temporary patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines to help…

Myanmar’s junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoSenior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s junta chief, arrived in Jakarta on Saturday for a summit of Southeast Asian leaders centred…