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Protest calls in Myanmar grow, a week after coup
(Reuters) - Opponents of Myanmar's coup called for more protests and work stoppages on Monday after tens of thousands of people joined weekend demonstrations against the removal and detention of elect...
Feb 07, 2021
China reports no new local COVID-19 infection for first time in nearly two months
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported no new locally transmitted mainland COVID-19 case for the first time in nearly two months, official data showed on Monday, adding to signs that it has managed to st...
Feb 07, 2021
Too soon to end German lockdown, says Bavarian leader Soeder
BERLIN (Reuters) - It is too soon for Germany to lift its lockdown without risking a third wave of COVID-19 infections, Bavarian premier Markus Soeder said on Sunday, ahead of a crunch meeting to revi...
Feb 07, 2021
Haiti prime minister says about 20 people detained over alleged power grab
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe on Sunday said more than 20 people have been arrested in Haiti after an alleged power grab, while in the capital Port-Au-Prince demonstr...
Feb 07, 2021
Young Saudi Shi’ites have death penalties commuted to 10 years in jail
By Raya Jalabi DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's state-backed Human Rights Commission said on Sunday that three young Shi'ite Muslims sentenced to death when they were minors have had the penalty reduc...
Feb 07, 2021
France reports fresh fall in number of new COVID-19 cases
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported a fall in new COVID-19 infections on Sunday for the fourth successive day. Health ministry data showed there had been 19,175 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in the ...
Feb 07, 2021
Ireland open to modest extensions to Northern Ireland Brexit grace periods
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is open to "modest" extensions of waivers on the movement of certain goods from Britain into Northern Ireland after the British government asked the European Union to tweak ...
Feb 07, 2021
After a decade of change in Myanmar, fear of the past drives anti-coup protests
(Reuters) - A communications blackout, the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi without word, wild rumours fed by a paucity of information. All recalled the darkest days of a succession of military juntas th...
Feb 07, 2021
Exports from UK to EU down 68% since Brexit trade deal, say hauliers
LONDON (Reuters) - Exports from Britain to the European Union fell by 68% in January as trade was disrupted after the end of a transition period following Britain's departure from the European Union, ...
Feb 07, 2021
At anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel, pink is the new black
By Corinna Kern JERUSALEM (Reuters) - It's Saturday night in Jerusalem and a group of protesters dressed in fluorescent pink are preparing to join a weekly demonstration outside Israeli Prime Minister...
Feb 07, 2021
