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Sweden failed to protect elderly in COVID pandemic, commission finds
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden failed to protect elderly people during the pandemic with the high level of community spread likely the biggest factor as the coronavirus ravaged ill-prepared nursing home...
Dec 15, 2020
Hungary amends constitution to redefine family, limits gay adoption
By Marton Dunai and Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary amended the definition of family in its constitution Tuesday to allow an effective ban on adoption by same-sex couples, another win for t...
Dec 15, 2020
Exclusive: Brazil pursues criminal probe of top Trafigura executives – sources
By Sabrina Valle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian investigators are pursuing the first criminal probe of current executives at commodities trading firm Trafigura on allegations they approved the b...
Dec 15, 2020
Somalia cuts ties with Kenya, shots fired at Mogadishu protests
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia severed diplomatic relations with neighbouring Kenya on Tuesday, accusing it of meddling in politics as protests and gunfire erupted in the capital Mogadis...
Dec 15, 2020
Wider Image: Christmas wishes from Santas around the world
(Reuters) - A red suit with white trim and a silky beard have long been Santa's trademark style, but the jolly figure bringing holiday cheer around the world comes in many guises, much like the varied...
Dec 15, 2020
Israel signals openness to future joint missile defence with Gulf partners
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel could be open to future cooperation on missile defence with Gulf Arab states that share its concerns over Iran, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday. But the official...
Dec 15, 2020
Sanctioned Turkish defence industry chief expects U.S. ties to survive
By Daren Butler and Dominic Evans ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's defence industries chief said U.S. sanctions on him and his agency for buying Russian missile systems would not have a big impact on tie...
Dec 15, 2020
Grieving alone: Some Turks want lockdown to halt new virus wave
By Daren Butler DIYARBAKIR, Turkey/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Siyar Guldiken, still short of breath from his own battle with the coronavirus, was not able to grieve after his grandmother and uncle died of t...
Dec 15, 2020
Turkey says U.S. sanctions have ‘shaken’ values of alliance
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday U.S. sanctions over Ankara's purchase of Russian defences had shaken all values in their alliance and he called for renewed coop...
Dec 15, 2020
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa says new libel case ‘ludicrous’
MANILA (Reuters) - Maria Ressa, who heads a Philippine news website known for its tough scrutiny of President Rodrigo Duterte, refused to enter a plea on Tuesday in a second cyber libel case she faces...
Dec 15, 2020
