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Ugandan politician and pop star Bobi Wine says he has been arrested
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan presidential candidate and pop star, Bobi Wine, who is seeking to replace long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni, was arrested on Wednesday while campaigning in the east of ...
Nov 18, 2020
Danish agriculture minister steps down over illegal mink order
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's minister for food and agriculture said on Wednesday he would step down due to a lack of confidence from fellow lawmakers following an illegal order by the government t...
Nov 18, 2020
Exclusive: Tigrayan peacekeepers in Somalia disarmed by Ethiopian colleagues, sources say
By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopian peacekeepers in Somalia have disarmed between 200 and 300 of their ethnic Tigrayan colleagues over the past week as conflict rages in the northern Et...
Nov 18, 2020
Malaysia declares emergency in eastern region to stop polls amid pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's king on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in a parliamentary constituency in the eastern state of Sabah to prevent a by-election being held there, citing fear...
Nov 18, 2020
Oil companies tighten Nigeria security as protests, job losses stoke tension
By Tife Owolabi and Libby George PORT HARCOURT/LAGOS (Reuters) - Oil companies have asked security services to tighten surveillance as violent anti-police brutality protests and the expected sacking o...
Nov 18, 2020
China’s Xi to take spotlight at Asia-Pacific summit in Trump’s absence
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Fresh from the success of creating the world's largest free trade region, China's President Xi Jinping will be among the speakers on Thursday heralding a Asi...
Nov 18, 2020
UK’s former Labour leader Corbyn not re-admitted to parliamentary party
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will not be restored as a Labour Member of Parliament (MP) after he undermined efforts to tackle anti-Semitism, Britain's current Labour lea...
Nov 18, 2020
Evacuated amid COVID-19, Canadian First Nation waits for clean water
By Jack Graham TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When an oily sheen was discovered on the surface of the local water reservoir in October, Canada's Neskantaga First Nation was forced to close off...
Nov 18, 2020
Sweden to allow more distance learning at high schools as COVID cases rise
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's high schools will be able to conduct more distance learning from next week to help control the pandemic, the government said on Wednesday, though it encouraged them to r...
Nov 18, 2020
Thousands protest in Berlin against Merkel’s coronavirus plans
BERLIN (Reuters) - Several thousand people banging saucepans and blowing whistles gathered in central Berlin on Wednesday to protest against Angela Merkel's plans to give her government powers to enfo...
Nov 18, 2020
