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U.S. voices concern about Bangladesh’s plans to relocate Rohingya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday said it was concerned about plans by Bangladesh to relocate 1,642 Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island and carry out further relocations, callin...
Dec 10, 2020
Fight climate change like we battle COVID-19, says Paris Accord’s chief negotiator
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - Laurent Fabius, the Frenchman who brought down the gavel to seal the Paris Accord on climate change five years ago, said he wished world powers had fought global ...
Dec 10, 2020
Lebanese judge charges PM, ex-ministers over Beirut port blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's investigating judge has charged caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three former ministers with negligence over the Beirut port blast that killed 200 people and ruined...
Dec 10, 2020
Russia to take part in navy drills alongside NATO for first time in 10 years
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian navy said on Thursday it would take part in drills involving more than 30 countries off the coast of Pakistan, the first time in a decade that its vessels have taken par...
Dec 10, 2020
270 million people face starvation, says WFP as it receives Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO (Reuters) - Some 270 million people worldwide - equivalent to the combined populations of Germany, Britain, France and Italy - stand on the brink of starvation, the head of the United Nations' Wo...
Dec 10, 2020
Moderna begins study of COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Thursday it has dosed the first participant in a mid-to-late stage study testing its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in adolescents aged 12 to less than 18. (Reporting by Ma...
Dec 10, 2020
Italian prosecutors seek answers from four Egyptian suspects over Regeni murder
ROME (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors said on Thursday they had wrapped up their investigation into the disappearance and murder of student Giulio Regeni in Cairo in 2016, and named four senior members...
Dec 10, 2020
Indian government offers concessions as farmers intensify protests
(Reuters) - India's government is open to amending some provisions in new farm laws, the agriculture minister said on Thursday, after farmers rejected proposed changes to the controversial laws they s...
Dec 10, 2020
U.N expert urges safety assessment of Bangladesh island where Rohingya shipped
(Reuters) - A United Nations human rights investigator urged Bangladesh on Thursday to allow a safety assessment of the remote island where the government shipped 1,600 Rohingya last week, and a verif...
Dec 10, 2020
Nationalist resurgence fires up Kyrgyzstan’s traditional storytellers
TALAS, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - For hours now, Doolot Sydykov has been sitting on a platform in the middle of Bishkek's main square, half-singing, half-speaking, eyes closed and rocking from side to sid...
Dec 10, 2020
