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Lawmakers pass bill to restrict websites that ‘discriminate’ against Russian media
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to pass legislation allowing authorities to block or restrict websites like YouTube if they "discriminate" against Russian medi...
Dec 23, 2020
Hong Kong court grants tycoon Jimmy Lai bail in national security, fraud case
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court granted HK$10 million ($1.3 million) bail on Wednesday to media tycoon Jimmy Lai, the highest profile pro-democracy activist charged under the city's new nation...
Dec 23, 2020
Police detain Ugandan human rights lawyer ahead of vote
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Police said they had detained a prominent Ugandan human rights lawyer and government critic over money laundering allegations, in what his organisation said wa...
Dec 23, 2020
COVID-19 is not under control in France, says Paris hospital official
PARIS (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is not under control in France and a new lockdown must remain an option, Karine Lacombe, the head of the infectious diseases unit at Paris' Saint-Antoine hos...
Dec 23, 2020
As mutated variant spreads, PM Johnson mulls stricter lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will review its COVID-19 restrictions on Wednesday to decide if it needs to impose stricter measures on more parts of England after a highly infectious mutate...
Dec 23, 2020
No Brexit trade deal yet as serious issues remain, British minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union have still not clinched a Brexit trade deal as serious issues remain unresolved that prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson signing up to an accord, a B...
Dec 23, 2020
I’m kicking myself: Scottish first minister sorry for mask error
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued an apology on Wednesday after she was photographed at an indoor event without wearing a mask in breach of strict COVID-19 rules. Stu...
Dec 23, 2020
South Korea jails ex-justice minister’s wife in case that felled top presidential aide
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Wednesday sentenced the wife of a former justice minister to four years in prison and nearly half a million dollars in fines in a...
Dec 23, 2020
Keep calm, Taiwan says after first local COVID-19 case in eight months
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on people on Wednesday to keep calm after the island confirmed its first locally transmitted case of COVID-19 since April 12, as the government ...
Dec 23, 2020
China says fighter aircraft did not enter South Korea’s air space
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Chinese and Russian warplanes did not enter South Korean airspace, after Seoul said they scrambled fighter jets in response to an in...
Dec 23, 2020
