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An heiress, a judge and a job: France’s Sarkozy goes on trial for corruption
By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on Monday accused of trying to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling, one of several criminal investigations ...
Nov 22, 2020
Germany may start COVID-19 vaccine programme in December: health minister
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany could start administering shots of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next month, Health Minister Jens Spahn was quoted as saying. "There is reason to be optimistic that there ...
Nov 22, 2020
Liberian electoral body says referendum on presidential terms will take place
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia will hold a referendum next month on constitutional changes to reduce the length of the president's term and allow for dual citizenship, as it has resolved a procedural is...
Nov 22, 2020
Biggest Australian states reopen borders as coronavirus cases ease
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's two most populous states reopened their borders on Monday after more than four months, as Victoria stamped out a second coronavirus wave, raising prospects of a quicker ...
Nov 22, 2020
Brazil signs letter of intent to purchase five COVID vaccines
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's health ministry said on Sunday it will sign non-binding letters of intent to purchase coronavirus vaccines from four companies and Russia's sovereign wealth fund, adding ...
Nov 22, 2020
Mexico president’s rating at one-year high with election in sight: poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's approval rating has risen to its highest level in a year with barely six months to go before legislative elections, an opinion p...
Nov 22, 2020
Ice Bucket Challenge co-creator Patrick Quinn dies at age 37
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Patrick Quinn, whose personal battle with ALS helped power the Ice Bucket Challenge fundraising campaign, died on Sunday at age 37, seven years after his diagnosis, supporters ann...
Nov 22, 2020
COVAX must start talks with COVID-19 vaccine makers: Merkel
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged COVAX, an initiative set up to provide COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries, to start talks immediately with producers. "I am concerned...
Nov 22, 2020
U.S. Navy rear admiral makes unannounced visit to Taiwan: sources
TAIPEI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A two star Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan, two sources told Reuters on Sunday, in a...
Nov 22, 2020
Mexican president calls on rich countries to lessen debt for poorer nations
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday called on the Group of 20 (G20) major economies to improve external debt conditions for poor and middle-income countries...
Nov 22, 2020
