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UK parliamentary Speaker accuses government of bypassing lawmakers on virus measures
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliamentary Speaker reprimanded Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government on Wednesday for disregarding the House of Commons with its COVID-19 measures, calling on minis...
Sep 30, 2020
Iraq pledges to protect diplomats after U.S. embassy shutdown threat
(Reuters) - Iraq will protect foreign mission buildings and ensure only the state has weapons, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi told 25 top diplomats on Wednesday, after Washington warned it could sh...
Sep 30, 2020
UK considered sending asylum seekers to south Atlantic, FT reports
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Britain considered a plan to send asylum seekers 4,000 miles away to holding centres on its remote overseas territories in the south Atlantic but the idea, describ...
Sep 30, 2020
Major blast heard all over Paris and nearby suburbs, source unclear
PARIS (Reuters) - A major blast was heard in Paris that reverberated over the entire city. Eyewitnesses reported their buildings rocking and people from several central districts as well as in nearby ...
Sep 30, 2020
Flight of Hong Kong protesters piles pressure on Taiwan
By Reuters staff TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - For some Hong Kong protesters, stripped of their passports and facing criminal charges, a perilous 600 km sea journey to Taiwan is their only hope of esca...
Sep 30, 2020
Kremlin closely follows U.S. presidential campaign, will refrain from statements
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia, like many other nations in the world, is closely following U.S. presidential campaign as the United States is one of the world's top economies, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry ...
Sep 30, 2020
EU criticises Poland, Hungary in first democracy report
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive criticised judiciary overhauls by the nationalist governments in Poland and Hungary as a "major source of controversy" and "se...
Sep 30, 2020
Poland reports 1,552 new coronavirus cases
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland reported 1,552 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, close to last week's record high, as it is imposing restrictions on bars and restaurants in its most affected regions. For ...
Sep 30, 2020
Protesters clash with police in India after late night cremation of gang rape victim
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Protests erupted in several parts of India on Wednesday following the late night cremation of a gang rape victim, that was carried out against the wishes o...
Sep 30, 2020
Austria investigates four over COVID-19 quarantine at Ischgl ski resort
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian prosecutors said on Wednesday they have placed four people under investigation in connection with a quarantine and other restrictions imposed at the ski resort of Ischgl in...
Sep 30, 2020
