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Mali coup figure named head of transition council
BAMAKO (Reuters) - One of the army officers behind an August coup in Mali was named on Saturday to lead a new transitional legislative body, a spokesman for the authorities said. The appointment boost...
Dec 05, 2020
India fails to end deadlock with farmers, talks to resume next week
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government failed on Saturday to break a deadlock with farmers protesting over agricultural reforms and will meet again on Wednesday, the agriculture minister and union l...
Dec 05, 2020
China, U.S. need to proceed together with ‘good will’: Chinese envoy
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States need to proceed together with "good will" to improve relations, the Chinese ambassador to Washington said on Saturday, as ties remained fraught between ...
Dec 05, 2020
Portugal says it will ease COVID-19 rules over Christmas
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will ease coronavirus rules over the Christmas period to allow people to visit loved ones but measures will be reinforced again a few days later to crack down on New Year's...
Dec 05, 2020
Protesters return to French streets to denounce police violence; tear gas fired
PARIS (Reuters) - Thousands protested in Paris on Saturday to denounce police violence and President Emmanuel Macron's security policy plans which the demonstrators say would crimp civil liberties. In...
Dec 05, 2020
Britain’s MoD in talks to control steelmaker for nuclear submarines -Sky News
(Reuters) - Britain is working on a plan to take control of one of Britain's oldest steelmakers to secure the supply chain for the country's nuclear submarine fleet, Sky News reported on Saturday. The...
Dec 05, 2020
Egyptian rights group head hopes release will help other prisoners
By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) - The head of a leading Egyptian human rights group who was held for two weeks on terrorism charges said on Saturday he hoped that the campaign to secure his release wou...
Dec 05, 2020
Italian police arrest two over hacking at defence group Leonardo
ROME (Reuters) - A manager and a former employee of Leonardo were arrested on Saturday for their alleged role in hacking the Italian defence group's computers to steal sensitive information between 20...
Dec 05, 2020
Thousands pay tribute to Thai royals amid calls for reform
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered in Bangkok on Saturday to show their devotion to the Thai monarchy on the birthday of King Maha Vajiralongkorn's late father, after months of street pr...
Dec 05, 2020
Turkey in weekend lockdown as coronavirus cases hit record highs
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has entered its first full weekend lockdown since May after coronavirus infections and deaths hit record highs in recent days. The country of 83 million people on Friday reco...
Dec 05, 2020
