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Togo’s prime minister and government resign, presidency says
LOME (Reuters) - Togolese Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government tendered their resignation on Friday, the presidency said in a statement, congratulating the Cabinet for its work in offi...
Sep 25, 2020
Canada’s New Democrats will back Trudeau’s government, averting election
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's left-leaning opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) on Friday said it would back Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a confidence vote to be held in coming wee...
Sep 25, 2020
UK pledges over $400 million for WHO, calls for end to ‘ugly rifts’
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pledge on Saturday a 30% increase in funding for the World Health Organization while urging reforms to the global health body and calling f...
Sep 25, 2020
Transgender woman killed at army checkpoint in Colombia, prompting outrage
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A soldier shot and killed a transgender woman at a military checkpoint in southwestern Colombia, prompting outrage from activists and condemnation from politicians. In a widely-circ...
Sep 25, 2020
Chinese fishing fleet off Peru stirs up diplomatic waters as navy monitors
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's Navy on Friday was carefully watching a fleet of around 250 Chinese fishing vessels that had sailed just outside the Andean country's waters, angering the domes...
Sep 25, 2020
Ethiopia tells U.N. ‘no intention’ of using dam to harm Egypt, Sudan
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told the United Nations on Friday that his country has "no intention" of harming Sudan and Egypt with a giant hydropo...
Sep 25, 2020
U.S., UK sign agreement on artificial intelligence
(Reuters) - The Trump administration announced on Friday that the United States and the United Kingdom had signed a new agreement to cooperate on research and development of artificial intelligence. "...
Sep 25, 2020
Brazil Supreme Court Justice de Mello to step down three weeks early
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Celso de Mello will retire early on October 13, the court's press office said on Friday, allowing for right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro to make h...
Sep 25, 2020
Poland’s president says migrants should stay close to their countries
WARSAW (Reuters) - Migrants fleeing conflict should stay as close as possible to their home countries, Poland's president said on Friday, criticising proposals for an overhaul of the European Union's ...
Sep 25, 2020
Military plane crashes in Ukraine, killing 22: emergency service
KYIV (Reuters) - A military plane carrying 28 people crashed in Ukraine on Friday evening, killing at least 22 people, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said in a statement. Rescue workers were o...
Sep 25, 2020
