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U.N. seeks access to 96,000 Eritrean refugees in Tigray where food running out
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency appealed on Tuesday to Ethiopian authorities for access to 96,000 Eritrean refugees in the northern Tigray region, where it said food is believed t...
Dec 01, 2020
Dutch law mandating mask use against coronavirus goes into effect
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A law mandating the use of face masks to slow the spread of coronavirus went into effect in the Netherlands on Tuesday, completing a gradual turnabout in policy. With the country...
Dec 01, 2020
Germany aims to have first risk groups vaccinated in January
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany aims to have the first vulnerable people and caregivers vaccinated against the coronavirus in January, the health minister said on Tuesday, as the European Union's (EU) most...
Dec 01, 2020
Germany bans far-right “Wolf Brigade 44”, finds weapons and Nazi symbols
BERLIN (Reuters) - Police found a crossbow, machete, knives and Nazi symbols in early-morning raids on Tuesday after banning a far-right extremist group called "Wolf Brigade 44" which the government s...
Dec 01, 2020
Lay-offs at Hong Kong TV station stoke concerns over media freedom
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong television station said on Tuesday about 100 staff were "affected" by a shake-up as it seeks to control costs and remain competitive in a challenging economic environ...
Dec 01, 2020
Papuans rally for independence from Indonesia as group declares government in exile
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Hundreds of Papuans held rallies across at least eight cities in Indonesia on Tuesday to renew calls for independence, as a separatist group declared it h...
Dec 01, 2020
China urges U.S. to correct mistake on Venezuela-related sanctions
BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged the United States on Tuesday to correct its mistake and lift all illegal sanctions, after Washington imposed Venezuela-related sanctions targeting a Chinese firm. China...
Dec 01, 2020
China says ready to talk to NATO, urges correct outlook
BEIJING (Reuters) - China hopes NATO will adopt the correct outlook toward the country and stands ready to engage in dialogue with the group, foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said during a re...
Dec 01, 2020
Change is in the hair: Thai royalist turns rebel
By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - Mitree Chitinunda was such a devoted Thai royalist that he had the king's portrait cut into his hair last year, but politics like fashion and hairstyles is chan...
Dec 01, 2020
Brexit is still stuck as EU is being unfair, UK says
LONDON (Reuters) - Brexit trade talks are still stuck on fishing, governance rules and dispute resolution because the European Union is asking too much, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit s...
Dec 01, 2020
