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Turkey says offering to resume talks with Greece this month
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is making Greece an official offer to resume exploratory talks on their conflicting maritime claims in the Mediterranean Sea and other existing issues this month, Foreign Min...
Jan 11, 2021
Pope, in new decree, formally allows more roles for women in Church
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, in another step towards greater equality for women in the Roman Catholic Church, on Monday changed its law to formally allow them to serve as readers, altar serv...
Jan 11, 2021
Facebook takes down Ugandan accounts ahead of election
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Facebook has taken down a network in Uganda linked to the country's ministry of information for using fake and duplicate accounts to post ahead of this week's presidential election...
Jan 11, 2021
Netanyahu orders advancement of West Bank settler housing projects
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered on Monday moves to advance the construction of some 800 homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, an official stateme...
Jan 11, 2021
Malaysia to reimpose 2-week limited lockdown to stem virus spread
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday announced a fresh lockdown in the capital Kuala Lumpur and five states, as the Southeast Asian nation's cumulative cases g...
Jan 11, 2021
Schools shut as Madrid clears record snow ahead of cold spell
MADRID (Reuters) - Schools in Madrid were closed on Monday while most trains and flights resumed as the Spanish capital tried to return to some form of normalcy after a huge snow storm on the weekend....
Jan 11, 2021
China’s Xi congratulates N. Korea leader Kim on becoming party general secretary – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China President Xi Jinping has congratulated North Korea leader Kim Jong Un on being elected as general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party, Chinese state media said on Monday. ...
Jan 11, 2021
India’s top court chides government over impasse with protesting farmers
By Suchitra Mohanty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court on Monday criticised the government for failing to break a deadlock with farmers protesting against reforms of the agricultural sector. ...
Jan 11, 2021
Hong Kong’s new top judge points to importance of city’s rule of law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's new top judge stressed on Monday the importance of the city's judicial independence and rule of law, describing them as crucial to business confidence and the interna...
Jan 11, 2021
Ugandan presidential election pits Museveni against popular singer
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandans vote on Thursday in a presidential election pitting long-time leader Yoweri Museveni against 10 candidates including opposition frontrunner Bobi Wine, a singer-turned-lawm...
Jan 11, 2021
