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Protests break out in captured Ethiopian city, says Tigrayan leader
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The leader of Ethiopia's rebellious Tigrayan forces said on Friday that protests were breaking out in the regional capital which fell to federal troops days ago in their month-...
Dec 04, 2020
U.N. rights boss Bachelet calls on Belarus to release protesters
GENEVA (Reuters) - The top U.N. human rights official Michelle Bachelet called on Belarus on Friday to release all people unlawfully arrested in post-election protests and investigate some 2,000 compl...
Dec 04, 2020
Qatar foreign minister says there has been movement on resolving Gulf dispute
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's foreign minister said on Friday that there has been movement on resolving a bitter diplomatic dispute among the Gulf countries but that he could not predict whether a breakth...
Dec 04, 2020
Blast rocks South African oil refinery, seven injured
By Rogan Ward and Wendell Roelf DURBAN (Reuters) - An explosion rocked South Africa's second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban on Friday injuring seven people, local emergency services said. Engen,...
Dec 04, 2020
South Korea’s Moon replaces ministers as sinking ratings put policy agenda at risk
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in reshuffled his cabinet on Friday as his approval rating sank to a record low amid a backlash over housing policies, ri...
Dec 04, 2020
Cat-and-mouse game with Turkey must stop, Michel says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A game of "cat-and-mouse" between the European Union and Turkey needs to come to an end, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday, in reference to a dispute over n...
Dec 04, 2020
Russia detains physicist on suspicion of passing aviation secrets abroad: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Authorities in Moscow arrested a physicist on suspicion of state treason for allegedly passing classified information about Russia's aviation industry abroad, news agencies reported...
Dec 04, 2020
China tweet that enraged Australia propelled by ‘unusual’ accounts, say experts
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Chinese official's tweet of an image of an Australian soldier that sparked a furious reaction from Canberra was amplified across social media by unusual accounts...
Dec 04, 2020
China says U.S. should stop abusing the concept of national security
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday it firmly opposes the United States' wanton oppression of its companies and asked America to stop abusing the concept of national security, after the Trump adm...
Dec 04, 2020
Brexit trade talks in ‘difficult phase’, British minister says
LONDON (Reuters) -Brexit trade talks are in the difficult phase and a deal can only be struck if the European Union accepts that Britain is a sovereign nation, Business Secretary Alok Sharma said. Wit...
Dec 04, 2020
