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China says firmly opposes U.S. sanctioning Chinese officials
BEIJING (Reuters) - China firmly opposes and strongly condemns U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposing sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) United Front Work Department, the foreign m...
Dec 07, 2020
Pro-Maduro candidates win control of Venezuelan congress after disputed vote
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's electoral authority said early on Monday that 67.6% of 5.2 million votes were for pro-Maduro candidates during a parliamentary election held on Sunday which the main op...
Dec 07, 2020
Ghana votes as candidates pitch route out of economic crisis
By Christian Akorlie ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghanaians started voting in elections on Monday in which President Nana Akufo-Addo and his main rival, former president John Mahama, are each offering plans to h...
Dec 07, 2020
EU’s Barnier says no UK deal yet: diplomatic source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told national envoys to the bloc's hub Brussels on Monday morning there was no agreement yet in UK trade talks, a senior dipl...
Dec 07, 2020
Six suspected supporters of Indonesian cleric killed in a clash: police
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Six suspected supporters of Indonesian Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab were killed in a clash with police on Monday, Jakarta police chief Fadil Imran told reporters. The incident occu...
Dec 07, 2020
Romanian leftist Social Democrats lead in parliamentary vote-parallel count
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's opposition Social Democrats (PSD) won Sunday's general election, a preliminary parallel count showed on Monday, riding a wave of voter discontent over the coronavirus p...
Dec 07, 2020
China’s senior diplomat hopes U.S. policy on China can ‘return to objectivity’
(Reuters) - China's senior diplomat Wang Yi called for a "steady transition" of relations between China and the United States on Monday. China's relations with the United States hit rock bottom during...
Dec 07, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern vows accountability ahead of Christchurch attack report
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday vowed accountability for the families of last year's Christchurch mosque attack victims, ahead of the public release of a maj...
Dec 07, 2020
As Sisi heads to France, Macron faces Egyptian human rights quandary
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi begins on Monday a visit to France to underscore close ties, but with a renewed crackdown on political dissent at home, the trip...
Dec 07, 2020
Australian Christmas tree farms run out as shoppers seek a merrier end to a tough 2020
By Stefica Nicol Bikes SYDNEY (Reuters) - Christmas tree farms in Australia are already shutting up shop this year, as pandemic-weary consumers eager for some festive joy spurn plastic versions and se...
Dec 06, 2020
