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Romanian leftist Social Democrats take lead in parliamentary vote
By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's opposition Social Democrats (PSD) have taken the lead in Sunday's national election, seen as pivotal for the country's future in the European mainstream, ...
Dec 07, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest eight over university protest as crackdown intensifies
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Eight people in Hong Kong have been arrested, including three on suspicion of violating a national security law, over a protest at a university last month, police said on Monday,...
Dec 07, 2020
China says firmly opposes U.S. interference in its domestic affairs
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday it firmly opposes and strongly condemns U.S. interference in its domestic affairs if a media report that Washington is preparing new sanctions on Chinese offic...
Dec 07, 2020
Brexit crunch time as EU and UK still divided over trade deal
By Guy Faulconbridge, Gabriela Baczynska and John Chalmers LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brexit trade talks hung in the balance on Monday as Britain and the European Union made a last-ditch attempt to b...
Dec 07, 2020
China says firmly opposes U.S. sanctioning Chinese officials
BEIJING (Reuters) - China firmly opposes and strongly condemns U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposing sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) United Front Work Department, the foreign m...
Dec 07, 2020
Pro-Maduro candidates win control of Venezuelan congress after disputed vote
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's electoral authority said early on Monday that 67.6% of 5.2 million votes were for pro-Maduro candidates during a parliamentary election held on Sunday which the main op...
Dec 07, 2020
Ghana votes as candidates pitch route out of economic crisis
By Christian Akorlie ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghanaians started voting in elections on Monday in which President Nana Akufo-Addo and his main rival, former president John Mahama, are each offering plans to h...
Dec 07, 2020
EU’s Barnier says no UK deal yet: diplomatic source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told national envoys to the bloc's hub Brussels on Monday morning there was no agreement yet in UK trade talks, a senior dipl...
Dec 07, 2020
Six suspected supporters of Indonesian cleric killed in a clash: police
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Six suspected supporters of Indonesian Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab were killed in a clash with police on Monday, Jakarta police chief Fadil Imran told reporters. The incident occu...
Dec 07, 2020
Romanian leftist Social Democrats lead in parliamentary vote-parallel count
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's opposition Social Democrats (PSD) won Sunday's general election, a preliminary parallel count showed on Monday, riding a wave of voter discontent over the coronavirus p...
Dec 07, 2020
