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More than 90 tonnes of cocaine seized in 29-country operation
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - The 29-country anti-drug trafficking Orion Campaign seized more than 90 tonnes of cocaine over about six weeks earlier this year, Colombian President Ivan Duque...
Nov 25, 2020
Global coronavirus cases surpass 60 million infections – Reuters tally
By Shaina Ahluwalia (Reuters) - The global tally of confirmed coronavirus cases hit 60 million on Wednesday, with the pace of new infections accelerating and the United States reporting record numbers...
Nov 25, 2020
Iran swaps jailed British-Australian academic with Iranians held abroad: TV
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has exchanged a jailed British-Australian academic, Kylie Moore-Gilbert, with three Iranians who had been detained abroad, Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reporte...
Nov 25, 2020
Jailed Saudi women’s rights activists given rare court appearance
By Raya Jalabi BEIRUT (Reuters) - Four jailed Saudi women's rights activists were given a rare appearance in court on Wednesday, the family of one of them said, as the kingdom's human rights record fa...
Nov 25, 2020
Journalist killings in Mexico worst in a decade, government says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - This has been the most violent year for journalists in Mexico in at least a decade, with 19 murdered, a senior official said on Wednesday, the latest sign the government is str...
Nov 25, 2020
Malaysia’s PM Muhyiddin faces bellwether vote on 2021 budget
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's parliament will on Thursday decide whether to approve the government's 2021 budget, in a vote that could decide Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's ...
Nov 25, 2020
At least 40 killed in Brazil after bus and truck collide
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - At least 40 people died in Brazil on Wednesday after a crash between a bus and a truck in the state of Sao Paulo, the fire service said. Local TV images showed an eviscerated bus...
Nov 25, 2020
Venezuelan migrant women’s rights at risk due to informal jobs – report
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - The majority of migrant Venezuelan women living in Colombia work informally in unstable jobs which risk their fundamental rights such as access to healthcare, e...
Nov 25, 2020
Iran swaps jailed British-Australian academic with Iranians jailed abroad – report
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has exchanged jailed British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert with three Iranians jailed abroad, a website affiliated to Iran's state TV reported on its Twitter account o...
Nov 25, 2020
U.S. blacklists Libyan militia, leader after Russia stops U.N. sanctions
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) -The United States unilaterally blacklisted Libya's Kaniyat militia and its leader on Wednesday after Russia last week prevented a U.N. Security Council committe...
Nov 25, 2020
