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Japan PM Suga aims to meet with Biden as soon as possible
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday he wanted to meet with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden as soon as possible to discuss the U.S.-Japan security alliance, the coro...
Dec 22, 2020
Singapore’s happy ‘glampers’ pick airport stays for year-end holidays
By Travis Teo and Lee Ying Shan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Staying overnight at an airport isn't unheard of, especially if you miss a flight. But choosing to spend your holidays there in a tent is somethin...
Dec 22, 2020
Nicaragua passes law to sideline adversaries in 2021 election
(Reuters) - Nicaragua's National Assembly on Monday passed a law to prevent people the government believes financed attempts to oust President Daniel Ortega or encouraged sanctions against his officia...
Dec 21, 2020
U.S. could require negative COVID-19 tests for passengers from Britain – sources
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government is considering requiring that all passengers traveling from the United Kingdom receive a negative COVID-19 tes...
Dec 21, 2020
Former Japan PM Abe questioned Monday by prosecutors, NHK says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe submitted to voluntary questioning by Tokyo prosecutors on Monday over payments for a dinner party, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesd...
Dec 21, 2020
Mexico records 5,370 new coronavirus cases, 396 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Monday reported 5,370 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 396 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,325,915 cas...
Dec 21, 2020
Australia’s New South Wales reports lowest rise in COVID-19 cases in five days
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) on Tuesday reported its lowest rise in new COVID-19 cases in five days, fuelling optimism that the spread of the virus from ...
Dec 21, 2020
U.N. Security Council talks Western Sahara after Trump policy switch
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Senior U.N. officials briefed the U.N. Security Council behind closed doors on Monday on Western Sahara after U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Morocco's ...
Dec 21, 2020
Japan PM Suga shies away from calling state of emergency as coronavirus cases rise
TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reiterated there was no need for Japan to enter a national state of emergency, even as health groups declared their own state of emergency for the medic...
Dec 21, 2020
Britain and France may reach deal on reopening border on Tuesday: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and France may reach an agreement over reopening their border by Tuesday lunchtime, the BBC reported. The transport of freight across the English Channel has been disrupted ...
Dec 21, 2020
