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Ukraine parliament restores powers of anti-corruption agency in bid for foreign loans
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian lawmakers voted to restore the powers of the NAZK anti-corruption agency on Tuesday in a bid to secure new loans from the International Monetary Fund to fight a sharp econom...
Dec 15, 2020
Amid pandemic, Jakarta burials 61% higher in first 10 months of 2020
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Burials in the Indonesian capital were 61% higher in the first 10 months of 2020 than in the past five years, according to a new study that could suggest Indonesia's real coronavir...
Dec 15, 2020
Ten years on, anger grows in Tunisian town where ‘Arab Spring’ began
By Angus McDowall and Tarek Amara SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia (Reuters) - Ten years ago, a fruit seller set himself ablaze in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid after an altercation with a policewoman ...
Dec 15, 2020
Malaysian PM Muhyuddin passes leadership test in final budget vote
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Tuesday passed an important test of his parliamentary support after a narrow majority of lawmakers approved his ...
Dec 15, 2020
Tokyo court sentences man to death for 2017 murders of 9 people contacted via Twitter -media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo district court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for the 2017 murders of nine people, local media reported, ending a case that grabbed headlines in Japan with the culprit dub...
Dec 15, 2020
Audio says Nigeria’s Boko Haram behind abduction of schoolboys
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - An audio message from a man identifying himself as the leader of Nigeria's Boko Haram said on Tuesday that the Islamist group was responsible for the kidnapping of more ...
Dec 15, 2020
Vatican ‘Darth Vader’ nativity scene gets earthly thumbs down
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - St. Peter's Square in the Vatican has hosted a few unorthodox nativity scenes over the years, but this season's entry looks like it came from outer space. T...
Dec 15, 2020
ICC prosecutor sees ‘reasonable basis’ for crimes against humanity in Philippine drug war
MANILA (Reuters) - The office of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) prosecutor said there is a "reasonable basis" to believe that crimes against humanity were committed during Philippine Preside...
Dec 15, 2020
Path to new Lebanese cabinet totally blocked, Berri says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The path to a new Lebanese government is completely blocked, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said in comments published on Tuesday, but he held out hope that French President Emmanue...
Dec 15, 2020
Kuwait emir tells parliament: reform needed, stop disputes
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's ruler told the new parliament, in which opposition candidates made gains, that comprehensive reform was needed to help the Gulf Arab state exit its worst economic crisis in...
Dec 15, 2020
