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EU eyes sanctions over disputed Belarus election ‘as soon as end-August’
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will likely impose new sanctions on Belarus as soon as later this month, diplomats and officials said, after President Alexander Lukashenk...
Aug 13, 2020
Belgian students to self-collect saliva in large COVID-19 testing experiment
By Francesco Guarascio and Yves Herman BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Thousands of students at a Belgian university will collect weekly from September a sample of their saliva for a rapid COVID-19 test replacin...
Aug 13, 2020
Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa family cements power with ministerial picks
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed five members of his own family to cabinet and ministerial roles following his resounding parliamentary election w...
Aug 13, 2020
Mass arrests in Ethiopia raise spectre of repressive past
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia has detained more than 9,000 people after deadly clashes last month, the state-run human rights commission told Reuters, raising fears that a governm...
Aug 13, 2020
Armed people enter Belarusian offices of Russian internet firm Yandex
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian internet giant Yandex said on Thursday that armed individuals had entered its offices in the Belarusian capital Minsk. The company said it was trying to get more information...
Aug 13, 2020
Finland recommends use of facemasks on public transport
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's government backs public health authorities' new recommendation to use facemasks on public transport and in other situations where social distancing is not possible, Prim...
Aug 13, 2020
Thai PM hints at more legal action against protest leaders
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Thursday leaders of anti-government student protests could face more legal action, adding that authorities also should investiga...
Aug 13, 2020
Barcelona changes tourism tactics in the COVID era
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - The sight of local kids playing under the palm trees in an almost empty Plaa Reial square reminds Gloria Gomez of her childhood in the 1980s before tourism swamped t...
Aug 13, 2020
Owner of ship behind Mauritius oil spill pledges to face up to liability
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nagashiki Shipping, owner of the vessel behind a major oil spill off Mauritius, said on Thursday it felt its responsibility acutely and intends to take steps towards assessin...
Aug 13, 2020
Indonesian teachers warn of new virus clusters as schools reopen
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's move to reopen schools in some areas risks creating new clusters of coronavirus cases, with at least 180 students and teachers infected since a new ...
Aug 13, 2020
