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Poland’s ruling nationalists cement new coalition deal
By Joanna Plucinska, Agnieszka Barteczko and Anna Koper WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's ruling nationalists signed a new coalition agreement on Saturday, ending weeks of in-fighting in the three-party all...
Sep 26, 2020
England’s COVID-19 app does not accept a third of test results
LONDON (Reuters) - England's COVID-19 smartphone app launched to curb the spread of the virus does not accept test results processed in the country's state-run laboratories, hospitals or as part of an...
Sep 26, 2020
Sudan rejects linking removal from U.S. terrorism list with Israel ties
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan does not want to link its removal from a U.S. terrorism list that is hindering access to foreign funding for the country's economy with a normalisation of relations with Isr...
Sep 26, 2020
Belarus police detain more than 10 people at opposition rally in Minsk: Reuters witness
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian police detained more than 10 people at an opposition rally in the capital Minsk on Saturday, a Reuters reporter witnessed. The country of 9.5 million has been rocked by ma...
Sep 26, 2020
Madrid at ‘serious risk’ without tougher COVID-19 rules, health minister warns
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's health minister urged authorities in Madrid on Saturday to tighten restrictions in the coronavirus hotspot, warning that the capital's residents and surrounding regions were...
Sep 26, 2020
Slovakia reports record high 552 new COVID-19 cases
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia's daily count of new coronavirus cases rose to 552, a fresh record high, the Slovak government said on Saturday. The country of 5.5 million has recorded one of Europe's low...
Sep 26, 2020
Ukraine’s president orders prompt investigation of plane crash
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday the causes of a military plane crash which killed 26 people would be investigated promptly and impartially. A military transpo...
Sep 26, 2020
Phone meeting between Japan’s Suga, Putin set for Sept. 29: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - A telephone conversation between Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Russian President Vladimir Putin is being arranged for September 29, Kyodo news agency reported on Saturda...
Sep 26, 2020
Iran prepares to impose new coronavirus lockdowns as cases rise
(Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday authorised the country's provinces to impose lockdowns wherever necessary to stem a rapid rise in coronavirus cases. "We are forced to intensif...
Sep 26, 2020
UK may be moving too slowly to tackle COVID-19 outbreak, government adviser says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could be moving too slowly to tackle the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases because of a lag between case numbers and deaths which means fatalities have remained relatively low, a...
Sep 26, 2020
