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Mexico reports 1,506 more coronavirus deaths, surpassing India tally
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Thursday reported 18,670 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 1,506 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,825,5...
Jan 28, 2021
Philippines says may benefit from any pivot to Asia by Biden administration
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines may benefit if there is a renewed emphasis on Asia by the new administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, which could help act as a counterbalance to China in the re...
Jan 28, 2021
UK PM Johnson ‘immensely proud’ as visa offer for Hong Kong citizens launches
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday hailed a new visa scheme that offers qualifying Hong Kong citizens a route to British citizenship - a programme launched in response to China'...
Jan 28, 2021
Vietnam reports nine more COVID-19 infections as outbreak spreads to Hanoi
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reported nine more COVID-19 infections early on Friday as the new outbreak spreads to Hanoi, the capital, where the ruling Communist party is holding its key five-yearly cong...
Jan 28, 2021
U.N. chief to foreign forces: ‘Leave the Libyans alone’
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for thousands of foreign fighters and mercenaries to immediately leave Liby...
Jan 28, 2021
U.S. judge allows extradition of two men accused of aiding Ghosn escape
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston on Thursday rejected a last-ditch effort by two men to avoid being extradited to Japan to face charges they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman ...
Jan 28, 2021
U.S. ready to prosecute man acquitted in Pakistan of American reporter’s murder: Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. is prepared to prosecute in the United States the man acquitted by Pakistan's top court of the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, Secretary of State Antony Bli...
Jan 28, 2021
Former Obama aide Malley to be named Biden’s envoy on Iran -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is expected to name Robert Malley, a former senior foreign policy adviser to then-President Barack Obama, as its special envoy on Iran, two sources fami...
Jan 28, 2021
Brazil confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 9 million: health ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has had 61,811 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 1,386 deaths from COVID-19, the health ministry said on Thursday. The South A...
Jan 28, 2021
Pentagon warns Taliban on failure to meet commitments on violence, terrorism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration believes it is hard to see a way forward for a negotiated settlement with the Taliban in Afghanistan without the militant group's meeting it...
Jan 28, 2021
