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Premier Tatar ousts incumbent president in Northern Cyprus vote
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ersin Tatar, prime minister of the breakaway state of North Cyprus, won a presidential election runoff on Sunday with 51.74% of votes, said Narin Ferdi Sefik, head of the electora...
Oct 18, 2020
‘Bring your own pen’: How Bolivia is voting amid the pandemic
By Marcelo Rochabrun LA PAZ (Reuters) - Deni Blanco used to sell food outside voting locations in La Paz each election cycle, an easy way to make some extra money. This year, as Bolivia holds election...
Oct 18, 2020
‘We are all leaders today’: Arrests don’t stop Thai protests
By Juarawee Kittisilpa, Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - "They think arresting the leaders will stop us. It's no use. We are all leaders today," 24-year-old Pla said...
Oct 18, 2020
Head of Mexico’s navy tests positive for COVID-19
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The head of Mexico's navy, Jose Rafael Ojeda, said on Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 but was asymptomatic and working from home as the number of confirmed cases in ...
Oct 18, 2020
U.S. military defends air strikes as Taliban warns of ‘consequences’
KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Sunday defended its air strikes against Taliban fighters last week as the insurgent group accused Washington of violating their signed agreement and warned of co...
Oct 18, 2020
Sudan’s premier backs demands for justice as ICC prosecutor visits
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday his government was committed to achieving justice as an International Criminal Court (ICC) delegation visited for the first t...
Oct 18, 2020
UK needs three-week lockdown for COVID reset: government adviser
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs to impose a three-week period of national lockdown restrictions immediately to stop cases of COVID-19 spiralling, government scientific adviser Jeremy Farrar said, add...
Oct 18, 2020
Pope expresses support for detained fishermen in Libya
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis expressed support on Sunday for 18 fishermen held in Libya, weighing in on a standoff between Italy and the administration of Khalifa Haftar, one of the North Afr...
Oct 18, 2020
Swiss tighten measures to combat spike in COVID-19 cases
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland announced tighter restrictions on Sunday to tackle the recent spike in coronavirus cases, including a national obligation to wear masks and a ban on large scale public g...
Oct 18, 2020
Senior PLO official Erekat taken to Israeli hospital after COVID-19 condition worsens
By Ali Sawafta JERICHO, West Bank (Reuters) - Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Israel on Sunday for treatment of a worsening case of COVID-19, the Pales...
Oct 18, 2020
