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Japan’s ruling party to hold September 14 leadership vote; four possible candidates for PM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to hold a leadership vote on Sept. 14 to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is stepping down due to ill health, local media reported...
Aug 31, 2020
Locked out by COVID, refugees’ lives on hold
By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) - When Michelle Alfaro left her office at the United Nations in Geneva on March 13, her job finding homes for the world's most vulnerable refugees was under contro...
Aug 31, 2020
Israeli and U.S. officials fly to UAE to cement ‘normalisation’ deal
By Dan Williams TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fly to the United Arab Emirates on Monday to put final touches on a pact est...
Aug 31, 2020
U.S. warship transits Taiwan Strait for second time in two weeks
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy warship has transited the narrow and sensitive Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Monday, the second such operation in two weeks amid rising tensions betwe...
Aug 31, 2020
India says Chinese troops carried out military movement in fresh border row
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Monday Chinese troops carried out military movements over the weekend to change the status quo on their disputed border in a fresh flare-up between the two sides. "...
Aug 31, 2020
Exclusive: Rio vows to preserve ancient Australian rock shelter after outcry over caves blast
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rio Tinto has pledged to protect a 43,000-year old rock shelter on the fringe of its Silvergrass iron ore mine in Western Australia as it reviews heritage sites...
Aug 31, 2020
No cramming as new COVID rules take hold in South Korean capital
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Private tuition centres shut for the first time and traffic was lighter in South Korea's capital on Monday, the first working day of tighter social-distancing rules d...
Aug 31, 2020
New Zealanders wear face masks as Auckland lockdown lifted
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Schools and businesses reopened in Auckland on Monday after the lifting of a lockdown in New Zealand's largest city to contain the resurgence of the coronavirus, but face masks ...
Aug 31, 2020
Japan PM Abe tells Trump strengthening of Japan-U.S. alliance will remain
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. President Donald Trump that a strengthening of the two nations' alliance will remain in place even after Abe's departure, a Japanese gove...
Aug 30, 2020
Ex-defence minister Ishiba is people’s choice for next Japan PM: polls
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the most popular choice among the public to be the next prime minister, media opinion polls showed, as the race kicks off to succee...
Aug 30, 2020
