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President Lopez Obrador asks Mexicans to cancel festive plans amid rising pandemic threat
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday asked Mexicans to cancel their year-end holiday plans and curb their movement amid rising coronavirus case numbers in the countr...
Dec 04, 2020
Over half of Italians back giving up freedoms for public health amid COVID-19: survey
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - More than half of Italians think it is right to give up personal freedom to protect public health, a survey said on Friday, suggesting the government's curbs to fight...
Dec 04, 2020
Lebanon investigates death of former customs official
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese authorities are investigating the killing of a retired customs officer in what a leading politician described as a "terrible incident". Colonel Munir Abu Rjeili was found d...
Dec 04, 2020
Kuwait says progress made in resolving Saudi-led boycott of Qatar
DUBAI (Reuters) - The foreign minister of Kuwait said on Friday that progress had been made in resolving a row that has seen Saudi Arabia and its allies boycott Qatar since mid-2017. "Fruitful discuss...
Dec 04, 2020
Trying to limit sanctions pain, Venezuela pushes private firms into Asia, Middle East trade: sources
By Corina Pons and Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government is encouraging private firms to sign import and export deals with companies in Asia and the Middle East as part of an effort ...
Dec 04, 2020
Germany: U.S. soldiers are still welcome here
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is glad that there appears to be agreement among U.S. lawmaker that President Donald Trump's July decision to move troops out of Germany should be revisited, German Foreign ...
Dec 04, 2020
U.S. expert Fauci backtracks on criticism of UK on vaccine: NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Friday he was reacting to gloating by a British television interviewer when he criticized the country's quick approval of th...
Dec 04, 2020
Eastern countries hold out for more cash on EU climate deal
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has not yet won over countries seeking more cash and conditions in exchange for committing to sharper emissions cuts, as it tries to strike a dea...
Dec 04, 2020
Philippines police threaten social distancing violators with caning
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police on Friday threatened to cane people who violate social distancing protocols as the Southeast Asian nation fights the spread of the coronavirus during the festive s...
Dec 04, 2020
Erdogan says he hopes France will get rid of Macron ‘burden’ soon
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he hoped France would soon get rid of President Emmanuel Macron, describing him as a burden on France which was enduring dangerous ti...
Dec 04, 2020
