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New Zealand PM Ardern defends climate change goals after Thunberg scoffs at emergency declaration
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defended her country's climate change policies, saying that comments by activist Greta Thunberg suggesting the country lacked ambition refe...
Dec 14, 2020
South Korea reports 880 new coronavirus cases
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 880 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, as the daily numbers continued to hover at unprecedented levels, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) sai...
Dec 14, 2020
Mexican ambassador to U.S. says will leave post in coming months
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's ambassador to the United States, Martha Barcena, has decided to retire early and will leave her post in the coming months, she said on Monday. "In consultation with th...
Dec 14, 2020
ICC prosecutor sees ‘reasonable basis’ to believe Venezuela committed crimes against humanity
CARACAS (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor believes there is "reasonable basis" to believe Venezuela has committed crimes against humanity, according to a report published...
Dec 14, 2020
Turkey says it won’t abandon East Med rights over EU sanctions threat
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will not abandon its rights and interests in the eastern Mediterranean because of possible European Union sanctions or criticism, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Mo...
Dec 14, 2020
Pro-Sisi party wins majority in Egypt’s parliamentary polls
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Mostaqbal Watn (Nation's Future) Party, which strongly backs President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, secured nearly 55% of the contested seats in a parliamentary election spread over...
Dec 14, 2020
Russia’s Lavrov says Bosnia’s peace deal must not be changed
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that any attempt to change the U.S.-brokered Dayton peace agreement that ended Bosnia's war 25 years ago may have "grave cons...
Dec 14, 2020
France’s Macron says mention of climate in constitution will be put to referendum
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday any reference to climate change in the French Constitution will be decided via a referendum. "The reform concerns the ideas of biodive...
Dec 14, 2020
U.N. chief proposes new envoys to mediate Libya, Mideast
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed new envoys to mediate conflicts in Libya and the Middle East, who could be given the greenlight ...
Dec 14, 2020
Suspected Russian hackers breached U.S. Department of Homeland Security – sources
(Reuters) - A team of sophisticated hackers believed to be working for the Russian government won access to internal communications at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to people fam...
Dec 14, 2020
