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Turkey issues detention warrants for 101 people on alleged terrorism links
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 101 people including lawyers and doctors as part of what they called terrorism-related investigations, a security source and...
Nov 20, 2020
Brexit deal still snagged on three main issues, EU envoys told
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU and Britain are very close to agreement on most issues as time runs out for a trade deal but they are still at odds over fishing rights, guarantees of fair competition and ...
Nov 20, 2020
Mozambique police say northern village, site of reported beheadings, retaken from insurgents
MAPUTO (Reuters) - Over 1,000 Mozambique troops on Thursday recaptured the northern village of Muidumbe from Islamist insurgents, police general commander Bernardino Rafael said, killing 16 and destro...
Nov 20, 2020
Ukraine may appoint former finance minister Markarova as ambassador to Washington
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Friday that he had proposed appointing former finance minister Oksana Markarova as the country's new ambassador to the United States. ...
Nov 20, 2020
Thai police to charge high school students over protest
By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two Thai high school student leaders will be charged for joining a banned protest last month, police said on Friday, a day after emb...
Nov 20, 2020
Armenian defence minister tenders resignation, says Aravot daily
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenian Defence Minister Davit Tonoyan has tendered his resignation, the Aravot daily reported on Friday. Tonoyan has held the position since May 2018. The government of Prime Min...
Nov 20, 2020
Some Russian hospitals face shortages of COVID-19 drugs
By Anton Zverev and Polina Nikolskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) - Some Russian hospitals are experiencing serious shortages of drugs used to treat COVID-19 and cannot restock because of panic buying, high dema...
Nov 20, 2020
Incoming Biden presidency exposes old French-German rift on defence
By Michel Rose and Andreas Rinke PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - The German defence minister's warning against the "illusions" of pursuing European defence autonomy rattled French President Emmanuel Macron s...
Nov 20, 2020
UK may ease Christmas rules as COVID cases start to flatten, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - There are signs that coronavirus cases in Britain are starting to flatten as a result of current lockdowns, health minister Matt Hancock said, paving the way for a Christmas period ...
Nov 20, 2020
Plan to raise China’s retirement age sparks anger
BEIJING (Reuters) - A decision by the Communist Party of China to raise the retirement age under a long-term economic and development plan has sparked anger on social media in fast-greying China. In 2...
Nov 20, 2020
