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Japan’s Suga expected to announce candidacy for PM race
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's chief government spokesman, Yoshihide Suga, is set to announce on Wednesday his candidacy to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and is heavily favoured to become...
Sep 01, 2020
Khmer Rouge prison commander Duch dies in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Comrade Duch, the senior Khmer Rouge figure who ran Cambodia's most notorious prison during the genocidal regime, died on Wednesday, a spokesman for the tribunal that convicted ...
Sep 01, 2020
Mexico passes 600,000 coronavirus infections, deaths reach 65,241
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 6,476 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 827 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 606,036 cas...
Sep 01, 2020
Mainland China reports eight new COVID-19 cases vs 10 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported eight new COVID-19 cases as of Sept 1, down from 10 a day earlier, China's national health authority said on Wednesday. The National Health Commission said...
Sep 01, 2020
Owners of Iranian fuel seized by U.S. assert rights to cargoes
(Reuters) - The owners of four Iranian fuel cargoes that were confiscated by U.S. authorities last month mounted a challenge to the seizure, asserting their rights to control the cargo, according to a...
Sep 01, 2020
Part of Venezuela opposition in talks to join parliament vote, Turkey foreign minister says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Two high-profile Venezuelan opposition leaders are in talks with the government of President Nicolas Maduro to participate in the upcoming legislative elections, Turkish Foreign M...
Sep 01, 2020
U.S. says it hopes for peaceful resolution of India-China border dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is closely monitoring the border dispute between India and China and it hopes for a peaceful resolution, a State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday. (Repo...
Sep 01, 2020
Colombia confirmed COVID-19 deaths top 20,000
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Confirmed deaths in Colombia due to COVID-19 topped 20,000 on Tuesday as cases surpassed 624,000, the health ministry said in its daily update. The Andean country has so far reporte...
Sep 01, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 90 new COVID-19 cases, six deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's coronavirus hot spot of Victoria on Wednesday reported six deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours and 90 new cases of infections. The country's second most populous ...
Sep 01, 2020
Brazil nears four million coronavirus cases, death toll at 122,596: health ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil reported 42,659 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,215 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Brazil h...
Sep 01, 2020
