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U.S. CDC reports 193,195 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 6,467,481 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 40,423 cases from its previous count, and said the numbe...
Sep 13, 2020
NFL: Players protest across the league in empty stadiums
(Reuters) - National Football League players staged pre-game protests taking a knee during the playing of the U.S. national anthem on Sunday in mostly empty stadiums, avoiding the embarrassment of fan...
Sep 13, 2020
Embattled SoftBank renews talks on taking the group private, FT reports
(Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp executives are considering taking the Japanese technology group private as the company seeks a new strategy after disposing of several large assets, the Financial Times...
Sep 13, 2020
Survivor recalls horror after Congo mine collapse
By Crispin Kyala KAMITUGA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Kinyenye Furaha passed out from shock when he realised a mine collapse in eastern Congo had buried more than 50 fellow miners includ...
Sep 13, 2020
Venezuelan media name alleged U.S. spy arrested near refinery complex
CARACAS (Reuters) - Pro-government media in Venezuela on Sunday named an alleged U.S. spy who President Nicolas Maduro said was captured last week near the country's largest oil refinery complex. Outl...
Sep 13, 2020
Israel to impose a three-week nationwide lockdown – media reports
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's government has approved the imposition of a three-week nationwide lockdown, starting on Friday, to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Israel's Ynet news website and ...
Sep 13, 2020
French daily COVID-19 cases fall to 7,183 after Saturday record
PARIS (Reuters) - France's health authorities on Sunday reported 7,183 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, falling from a record 10,561 new infections on Saturday. (Reporting by Gus Tro...
Sep 13, 2020
Mayor of Colombia’s Bogota calls for reconciliation after deadly protests
By Luis Jaime Acosta and Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - The mayor of Bogota on Sunday begged forgiveness and called for reconciliation after protests in Colombia's capital left 10 civilians dead an...
Sep 13, 2020
Peru bid to oust president loses steam as opposition splits
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - A bid by the opposition-led Congress to remove Peruvian President Martn Vizcarra appeared to falter on Sunday, after key political leaders rejected the ouster over fea...
Sep 13, 2020
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 7,000 – ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The death toll in Turkey due to the novel coronavirus reached 7,056 on Sunday, rising by 57 people in the last 24 hours, data from the Health Ministry showed. The total number of ...
Sep 13, 2020
