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Trump will deliver U.N. speech next week from White House
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will not travel to New York on Tuesday for his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, but will deliver the address from the White H...
Sep 17, 2020
Venezuela’s Maduro says election delay to meet EU request ‘impossible’
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday said it would be "impossible" to delay parliamentary elections planned for Dec. 6, after the European Union suggested pushing back t...
Sep 17, 2020
Mainland China reports 32 new COVID-19 cases versus nine a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 32 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 17, up sharply from 9 cases reported a day earlier, the Chinese national health authority said on Friday. The National Healt...
Sep 17, 2020
Mexico reports 3,182 new coronavirus cases, 201 new deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Thursday reported 3,182 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country, bringing the total to 684,113 cases, and 201 new deaths, for a ...
Sep 17, 2020
Bolivia’s interim president, Anez, withdraws from election race
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's conservative interim president, Jeanine Anez, on Thursday withdrew her candidacy for the Oct. 18 election, after opinion polls showed her lagging against the socialist par...
Sep 17, 2020
Seventeen OSCE nations appoint team to probe Belarus election
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Seventeen members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have appointed an independent team of experts to investigate alleged rights violations in Bel...
Sep 17, 2020
Somalia’s president names Mohamed Hussein Roble as prime minister
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has picked Mohamed Hussein Roble as the new prime minister, his office said on Friday. Roble, a newcomer to politics, replaces Hassa...
Sep 17, 2020
Jordan to jail organisers of large social events to stem COVID-19 spike
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan announced on Thursday jail sentences of up to a year for anyone organising weddings, parties, funerals or social gatherings where more than 20 people at...
Sep 17, 2020
Brazil registers 829 new coronavirus deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil on Thursday registered 829 new deaths due to coronavirus, bringing the total to 134,106. Cases rose by 36,303 to 4,455,386. (Reporting by Ricardo Brito; Editing by Sandra M...
Sep 17, 2020
Canada survey shows how COVID-19 intensified existing inequities
By Mahad Arale TORONTO (Reuters) - More than a quarter of Canadians from diverse ethnic groups reported experiencing discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an official survey pub...
Sep 17, 2020
