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Saudis pushing for Gulf dispute breakthrough at summit -sources
By Ghaida Ghantous and Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (Reuters) - An annual Gulf Arab summit has been put off to January while parties locked in a rancorous row that led to a boycott of Qatar work towards ann...
Dec 16, 2020
UK says credible evidence of forced labour in China’s Xinjiang region
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday there was credible, growing and troubling evidence of forced labour among Uighur Muslims in China's Xinjiang region. "Evidence of forced Uighur labour with...
Dec 16, 2020
Mexican president to nominate education minister as next U.S. ambassador
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday he will nominate Education Minister Esteban Moctezuma as the next ambassador to the United States, by far the co...
Dec 16, 2020
Russia jails Jehovah’s Witness for six years – lawyer
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court in Siberia jailed a Jehovah's Witness adherent for six years on Wednesday after finding him guilty of extremist activity, his lawyer said, part o...
Dec 16, 2020
YouTube says to appoint Turkey representative in line with new law
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - YouTube has decided to appoint a local representative to Turkey in a move designed to comply with the country's new social media law, the company said on Wednesday. According to s...
Dec 16, 2020
Iran says it opposes all maritime sabotage, days after Saudi boat blast
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it was against any act that threatened maritime safety and trade, two days after a fuel transport ship was attacked near the Saudi port of Jeddah. "Iran reject...
Dec 16, 2020
France’s Macron says wants best relations possible with Britain
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he wanted the best relationship possible with Britain as the European Union and Britain moved closer to sealing a post-Brexit trade...
Dec 16, 2020
Russia dismisses media reports outing Navalny’s alleged poisoners as ‘amusing’ reading
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday rejected the findings of a joint media investigation that said it had identified Russian state security assassins behind the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei N...
Dec 16, 2020
Exclusive-WHO vaccine scheme risks failure, leaving poor countries no COVID shots until 2024
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The global scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries faces a "very high" risk of failure, potentially leaving nations home to billions of peop...
Dec 16, 2020
Indonesian militant linked to Bali bombings flown to Jakarta for questioning
By Tri Iswanto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities on Wednesday transferred 23 Islamic militants to the capital Jakarta for questioning, including one of the suspected bomb makers behind the 20...
Dec 16, 2020
