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U.S. says Taiwan military budget boost insufficient for ‘resilient defense’
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. defence official said on Tuesday Taiwan's plan to boost defense spending by $1.4 billion was a step in the right direction, but insufficient to...
Oct 06, 2020
Navalny demands EU crackdown on oligarchs close to Kremlin
BERLIN (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on the European Union on Wednesday to take tough action against oligarchs close to the Kremlin as he continues his recovery in Germany after bei...
Oct 06, 2020
Kidnapped French aid worker released in Mali, family says
PARIS (Reuters) - French aid worker Sophie Petronin, who was kidnapped by jihadists in Mali in late 2016, has been released, her family said on Tuesday. Malian and French authorities have neither conf...
Oct 06, 2020
Mexico’s tax chief Buenrostro tests positive for COVID-19: tax authority
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The head of Mexico's tax authority, Raquel Buenrostro, has tested positive for COVID-19, her media office said on Tuesday. Several other top Mexican officials and cabinet membe...
Oct 06, 2020
UAE foreign minister emphasizes return of hope to Palestinians and Israelis to work for two-state solution: WAM
CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' foreign minister said on Tuesday, in a joint statement with Israeli and German counterparts, that the most important thing that must be emphasized today is ...
Oct 06, 2020
UK plan to introduce COVID-19 testing for international arrivals won’t come until November: The Guardian
(Reuters) - The UK government will not announce an anticipated plan to introduce COVID-19 testing for international arrivals until November, and instead the government will set up a global travel task...
Oct 06, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Qatar, Kuwait on Wednesday
CAIRO (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Qatar and Kuwait on Wednesday, his office said. He will meet Qatar's ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. In Kuwait, he is due to ...
Oct 06, 2020
Party city Berlin slaps corona curfew on bars, restaurants
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's capital decided on Tuesday to impose a late-night curfew on restaurants and bars to contain surging numbers of new coronavirus cases in Berlin. City mayor Michael Mueller,...
Oct 06, 2020
U.N. extends probe into possible crimes against humanity in Venezuela
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday extended by two years the mandate of investigators who have documented executions, disappearances and torture...
Oct 06, 2020
Resurgent coronavirus hobbles Madrid’s hospitality sector
By Raul Cadenas and Silvio Castellanos MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's hospitality sector says it is struggling due to restrictions on opening hours and capacity aimed at reining in a sharp resurgence in ...
Oct 06, 2020
