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Iran’s president says “no doubt” U.S. will return to nuclear deal commitments
(Reuters) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday he was certain the incoming U.S. administration will return to its nuclear deal commitments and lift crippling sanctions on his country. "I...
Dec 17, 2020
Earthquake shakes eastern Japan, no tsunami warning
TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 shook eastern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Ibaraki prefecture, no...
Dec 17, 2020
China says to share part of lunar samples with scientists from other countries
BEIJING (Reuters) - China plans to share data and samples that the Chang'e 5 probe obtained during its recent mission to the moon, based on international cooperation conventions, said the deputy head ...
Dec 17, 2020
Turkey says will not turn back on Russian S-400S purchase despite sanctions
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will not turn back on its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defence systems and will take reciprocal steps after evaluating the U.S. sanctions imposed because of the acquisit...
Dec 17, 2020
Two smuggled Sumatran orangutans flown home from Thailand
By Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two critically endangered orangutans smuggled into Thailand three years ago were returned to Indonesia on Thursday, where they will undergo rehabilitation be...
Dec 17, 2020
Need a ventilator? Polish arms dealer has plenty
By Anna Koper WARSAW (Reuters) - When the coronavirus pandemic surged across Europe in April and hospitals were desperate for ventilators, Poland's government turned to an unlikely supplier: an arms d...
Dec 17, 2020
Heavy snowfall in Japan triggers power outages, isolates communities
TOKYO (Reuters) - Heavy snowfall in central Japan and along the northern coast isolated communities and cut off power to about 10,000 households, prompting the government to call an emergency meeting ...
Dec 17, 2020
Tokyo says COVID-19 strain on hospitals severe, raises alert to highest
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese capital of Tokyo said on Thursday the strain on its medical system from the COVID-19 pandemic was severe, raising its alert level to the highest of four stages as the nu...
Dec 17, 2020
Australian state violated human rights in COVID lockdown-report
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian state's decision to lockdown more than 3,000 people in public housing towers to contain a second COVID-19 outbreak was not based on direct health advice and violated h...
Dec 16, 2020
U.N. Security Council to talk Western Sahara after Trump policy switch
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is planning to discuss Western Sahara on Monday, diplomats said, after U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Morocco's sovereignty o...
Dec 16, 2020
