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Ethiopia says there are Tigrayan fighters not yet defeated after conflict
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Tuesday that there were fighters from the rebellious northern region of Tigray who had not been defeated, after the government declared its military offensive ...
Dec 08, 2020
Pandemic forces La Scala to replace traditional season opener
By Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) - Milan's La Scala opera house staged a three-hour televised medley of arias and ballet late on Monday after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the tradi...
Dec 08, 2020
China summons U.S. diplomat over sanctions, promises response
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has summoned the acting top U.S. diplomat in Beijing to protest about U.S. sanctions on 14 Chinese officials over Hong Kong, and vowed to take "reciprocal" counter measures. ...
Dec 08, 2020
Hundreds block streets in Armenia after PM ignores deadline to step down
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Opposition demonstrators blocked streets in Armenia's capital on Tuesday to mark the start of a protest campaign after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ignored their call to step dow...
Dec 08, 2020
Testimony of Canada airport police officer to wrap up in Huawei CFO’s U.S. extradition case
By Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Testimony of a Canadian police officer acting as the airport liaison when Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested two years ago will continue in ...
Dec 08, 2020
Vast spaces leave Canada’s remote and rural places vulnerable in COVID-19 fight
By Rod Nickel, Jeff Lewis and Allison Lampert WINNIPEG/MONTREAL (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic is racing through Canada's remote and rural regions, as isolation, a crucial buffer during the firs...
Dec 08, 2020
Turkey calls on EU to act with common sense, says wants to improve ties
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey wants to improve ties with the European Union on the basis of full membership, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, adding that problems between them could only...
Dec 08, 2020
Swiss nightclub, shuttered by COVID-19, reborn as blood donation centre
By Denis Balibouse and Cecile Mantovani LAUSANNE (Reuters) - A Swiss nightclub shuttered by COVID-19 restrictions has been converted into a temporary blood donation centre, bringing new life to an emp...
Dec 08, 2020
Sister of missing Thai activist presents evidence in Cambodian court
By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The sister of a missing Thai pro-democracy activist presented evidence to a Cambodian court on Tuesday that she said showed her brother was in the capital Phno...
Dec 08, 2020
Moment may come to end post-Brexit EU trade talks, says UK PM Johnson
By Paul Sandle and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday there may be a time when Britain should call an end to post-Brexit trade talks, a day after agreein...
Dec 08, 2020
