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Europeans, U.S. accuse North Korea of using pandemic to crack down on rights
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council discussed on Friday human rights abuses in North Korea after the issue was raised by seven members who accused Pyongyang of...
Dec 11, 2020
Pakistan accuses India of funding disinformation campaign in EU
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan accused arch-rival India of funding a long running disinformation campaign against it on Friday and said it would raise the matter in global forums. In making its claim ...
Dec 11, 2020
U.S. says no banks linked to people sanctioned over Hong Kong crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Friday it has not has not identified any foreign financial institution "that has knowingly conducted a significant transaction" since Oct. 14 with indi...
Dec 11, 2020
Exclusive-Trump administration moves forward on weapons sale to Morocco
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration moved forward with $1 billion in sales of drones and precision-guided weapons to Morocco on Friday, sending a notice to Congress about th...
Dec 11, 2020
‘A little person in history’: the adolescents who signed up to test the COVID vaccine
By Catherine Koppel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two adolescent siblings in the United States who signed up for a coronavirus vaccine trial said they did it because they wanted to make their own small contrib...
Dec 11, 2020
As Israel and Moroccan Jews celebrate new ties, others are critical
By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Ari Rabinovitch RABAT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and Moroccan Jews on Friday celebrated an agreement to normalise relations between the two countries, but the largest party i...
Dec 11, 2020
Portugal to help Mozambique train forces against militants
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal said on Friday it would help Mozambique train up security forces to tackle a wave of militant attacks in the north of the African nation. Violence had surged this year in M...
Dec 11, 2020
Honduras hurricanes push thousands into homelessness
By Jose Cabezas SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Reuters) - Willian Castro and his family huddled on the roof of a banana packing plant for three days as Hurricane Eta raged last month, seeking to escape the...
Dec 11, 2020
ICC prosecutor seeks full investigation into Nigerian conflict
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Friday said she would ask for a full investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed ...
Dec 11, 2020
Rohingya widow seeks compensation from Myanmar government
(Reuters) - A Rohingya woman is seeking $2 million in compensation for the death of her husband who was killed by government soldiers during a 2017 military crackdown in western Myanmar, lawyers said....
Dec 11, 2020
