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Mali denies civilians were killed in French air strike
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's defence ministry on Thursday denied mounting claims that a French air strike killed civilians attending a wedding, insisting that only Islamist militants were hit. The precis...
Jan 07, 2021
Colombia’s Bogota to enter lockdown amid new strain concerns
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's capital will enter a strict quarantine until Tuesday due to rising coronavirus infection numbers and suspicions a new variant of the virus is circulatin...
Jan 07, 2021
Ethiopian general says Eritrean troops entered Tigray: video clip
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A senior Ethiopian general said in a video clip posted on social media this week that Eritrean troops had entered the country uninvited while his soldiers were battling a rebelliou...
Jan 07, 2021
Uganda’s Bobi Wine asks ICC to investigate rights abuses
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Uganda's main opposition leader asked the International Criminal Court on Thursday to investigate President Yoweri Museveni and senior officials for sanctioning human rights abuses...
Jan 07, 2021
Indonesia to release radical cleric linked to Bali bombings
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is set to release Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir from jail on Friday, the man who was the suspected mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings and is...
Jan 07, 2021
Bolsonaro warns U.S.-like political crisis could happen in Brazil
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday the lack of trust in the vote count in the U.S. election led to Wednesday's mob attack on Congress and warned that the same coul...
Jan 07, 2021
Portugal considers new lockdown as COVID infections surge
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will decide next week on potential tougher restrictions that could amount to a new lockdown if a worrying surge in coronavirus infections continues, Prime Minister Antonio ...
Jan 07, 2021
Italy reports 414 coronavirus deaths on Thursday, 18,020 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 414 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday against 548 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 18,020 from 20,331. Som...
Jan 07, 2021
China ‘unaware’ of any Afghan deportation of Chinese on spying charges
KABUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - China is unaware of the deportation of Chinese nationals from Afghanistan on spying charges, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said, days after the head of Afghanistan's top int...
Jan 07, 2021
Europe coronavirus cases surpass 25 million – Reuters tally
By Roshan Abraham (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Europe surpassed 25 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, with several countries reinstating or extending lockdowns as a resurgence in t...
Jan 07, 2021
