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Indian state bans Islamic schools, drawing criticism
By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - An Indian state ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party on Wednesday passed a law abolishing all Islamic schools, saying they provi...
Dec 30, 2020
U.S. blacklists two Venezuelan officials over former Citgo executives’ trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a Venezuelan judge and a prosecutor over their roles in the trial of six former executives of U.S. refiner Citgo sentenced to ...
Dec 30, 2020
Swiss police probe 12 Brits suspected of fleeing ski resort quarantine
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss police said on Wednesday they are investigating 12 cases in which British tourists ignored quarantine orders aimed at containing new COVID-19 virus variants aft...
Dec 30, 2020
India says three militants killed in Kashmir, families contest allegiance
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian security forces said they killed three militants in Kashmir's main city, Srinagar, on Wednesday after a gun battle, but families of the dead men sai...
Dec 30, 2020
UK imposes further English lockdowns as COVID variant spreads
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said on Wednesday more areas of England would be placed under the strictest COVID-19 restrictions as a highly infectious variant of the virus is spreading acr...
Dec 30, 2020
Morocco arrests dissident, investigates alleged money laundering
RABAT (Reuters) - A Moroccan judge has ordered a prominent writer and rights activist to be held in custody pending an investigation into money-laundering allegations, in a case that media freedom act...
Dec 30, 2020
Sweden recommends masks for rush hour, as COVID-19 deaths hit record
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden on Wednesday took steps to increase measures against the novel coronavirus, recommending commuters wear masks on public transport during rush hour as the country announced...
Dec 30, 2020
Thousands flock to India’s Taj Mahal despite coronavirus fears
AGRA, India (Reuters) - India has raised the number of visitors it will allow into the Taj Mahal monument to 15,000 per day despite warnings from health officials that overcrowding at tourist sites co...
Dec 30, 2020
Russia buries Soviet double agent George Blake with honours
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia buried former British spy and Soviet double agent George Blake with military honours on Wednesday, the RIA news agency reported, four days after he died at the age of 98. Bla...
Dec 30, 2020
Opposition in Central African Republic calls for repeat of disrupted election
By Antoine Rolland BANGUI (Reuters) - A group of influential opposition politicians in Central African Republic has called for an annullment of last Sunday's election, saying that a third of voters we...
Dec 30, 2020
