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EU leaders to discuss Turkey at December summit: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Union leaders will discuss Turkey's pursuit of natural gas exploration in contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean at their next summit in December, German Chancellor ...
Nov 19, 2020
Jordan to open consulate in Western Sahara amid dispute
RABAT (Reuters) - Jordan will open a consulate in Western Sahara, Morocco said on Thursday, in an apparent show of support for Rabat after the disputed territory's Polisario independence movement said...
Nov 19, 2020
European Commission has asked EU members for vaccination plans: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Commission has asked all European Union member states to provide their plans to vaccinate the population against the coronavirus, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. ...
Nov 19, 2020
Egypt arrests executive director of prominent rights group in latest crackdown
CAIRO (Reuters) - A prominent Egyptian rights group said security agents arrested its executive director on Thursday, days after two other senior members were detained under charges including joining ...
Nov 19, 2020
Hondurans who fled hurricanes now face coronavirus in overcrowded shelters
By Jorge Cabrera and Stefanie Eschenbacher SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Hondurans are cramming into overcrowded storm shelters, aid workers and officials say, raising conc...
Nov 19, 2020
Sierra Leone considering a warrant for the arrest of former president
FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's anti-corruption commission could issue a warrant for the arrest of former President Ernest Bai Koroma after he failed to comply with a summons for questioning, the ...
Nov 19, 2020
Bullying inquiry finds UK interior minister Patel broke rules: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - An inquiry looking into allegations of bullying by Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel has concluded that she "unintentionally" broke the rules on ministers' behaviour, the BBC and...
Nov 19, 2020
France’s new confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalisations down
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 21,150 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down from 28,383 on Wednesday as pressure on the hospital system continued to ease. Health ministry data showed the n...
Nov 19, 2020
Main rival to Canada PM Trudeau says he would be tougher on China, may boycott some goods
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's main rival in an election that could come as early as next year on Thursday said he would toughen the country's stance on C...
Nov 19, 2020
Heatwaves caused record deaths as Britain struggled with coronavirus: study
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - Heatwaves caused a record 2,556 excess deaths in Britain this summer as the country was struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic, according to a government es...
Nov 19, 2020
