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Mexico president urges peaceful resolution to conflicts after mob raids U.S. Capitol
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president on Thursday said conflicts should be resolved peacefully in response to the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday by hundreds of supporters of U.S. Presi...
Jan 07, 2021
Turkish court accepts new indictment against former Kurdish leader – media
ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish court accepted an indictment against jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas on Thursday, state media reported, rebuffing demands by the European Court of Human Righ...
Jan 07, 2021
Gay Indonesian policeman loses legal bid for reinstatement – lawyers
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - A gay Indonesian policeman dismissed from the force because of his sexual orientation has lost his legal fight to be reinstated, after a Central Java court reje...
Jan 07, 2021
Australia reviewing funds transfers after Vatican seeks clarification
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Australia's financial watchdog is reviewing its calculation that transfers worth US$1.8 billion had been sent to the country from the Vatican since 2014, af...
Jan 07, 2021
Soldiers break up scuffle in Ghana parliament before inauguration
ACCRA (Reuters) - Soldiers entered Ghana's parliament to break up a scuffle between rival lawmakers at odds over last month's elections, hours before President Nana Akufo-Addo was due to be sworn in o...
Jan 07, 2021
Czech PM ditches Trump-inspired social media profile after Capitol assault
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis removed his red "Strong Czechia" hat inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" cap from his social media accounts on Thu...
Jan 07, 2021
Less than a third of Filipinos open to COVID-19 jabs – survey
MANILA (Reuters) - Less than a third of Filipinos are willing to get inoculated against the coronavirus, an opinion poll showed on Thursday, as the government races to secure vaccines to give to as ma...
Jan 07, 2021
Merkel aide warns of longer lockdown in Germany if rules too lax
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany faces the risk of a much longer coronavirus lockdown if the federal states do not consistently implement tougher restrictions, especially in light of a highly contagious new...
Jan 07, 2021
England test and trace scheme reports 24% rise in positive COVID cases
LONDON (Reuters) - There has been a 24% increase in people testing positive for the coronavirus in the week to Dec. 30, England's test and trace scheme said on Thursday, reflecting a spike in cases th...
Jan 07, 2021
Protests over killing of Hazara spread to Karachi, other cities in Pakistan
By Gul Yousafzai and Syed Raza Hassan QUETTA/KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Protests over the killing of 11 Shi'ite Hazara minority coal miners by Islamic State militants on Sunday have spread to other...
Jan 07, 2021
