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Myanmar military says it will protect and follow constitution
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military on Saturday said it would protect and abide by the country's constitution and act according to law, amid concerns in the country that the armed forces might attem...
Jan 30, 2021
Hong Kong official says Joint Declaration gave Britain no rights to city post handover
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng reiterated on Saturday that Britain had no rights over the city under the joint declaration that laid the blueprint for how...
Jan 30, 2021
Protesting Indian farmers begin hunger strike after week of clashes
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian farmers began a one-day hunger strike on Saturday in protest against new agricultural laws after a week of clashes with authorities that left one dead and ...
Jan 30, 2021
Bangladesh sends more Rohingya refugees to remote island despite criticism
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - More than 1,400 Rohingya Muslim refugees set sail for a remote island in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, a Bangladesh navy official said, despite opposition from rights g...
Jan 30, 2021
Vietnam’s Communist Party cuts short key congress amid COVID-19 outbreak
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party said it would cut short a key five-yearly congress on Saturday amid a new COVID-19 outbreak in several northern provinces that was detected earlier t...
Jan 29, 2021
China’s first Hualong One nuclear reactor starts commercial operation
BEIJING (Reuters) - China National Nuclear Corp said the first of its Hualong One units, third-generation pressurised water nuclear reactors, began commercial operations on Saturday. The reactor in Fu...
Jan 29, 2021
Mexico to import AstraZeneca vaccine from India, president says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico plans to import about 870,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from India in February, as well as producing it locally, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said...
Jan 29, 2021
Helicopter crash in Cuba kills five crew members
HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban military helicopter crashed in the mountainous eastern region of the country Friday morning, killing all five crew members aboard, the government said. A brief statement by ...
Jan 29, 2021
International groups offer Mexico help to probe suspected migrant massacre
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - International organizations have offered to help identify the bodies of 19 suspected Guatemalan migrants who were found burned and shot in Mexico last weekend, ...
Jan 29, 2021
Mexican president broadcasts video, talks of improving health
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that he still has COVID-19, but that doctors have told him he has now passed the critical phase of infection. Lopez ...
Jan 29, 2021
