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Chinese embassy says Australia ‘misread’ offending social media post
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - China's embassy in Australia said politicians there had "misread" a tweet showing a digitally-altered image of an Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to th...
Dec 01, 2020
Turkey orders detention of 82 military personnel over suspected Gulen links -Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey ordered the detention of 82 military personnel in an operation targeting supporters of the Muslim preacher who Ankara says was behind a failed coup in 2016, state-owned Ana...
Dec 01, 2020
Jakarta governor contracts COVID-19 as Indonesia infections spike
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Anies Baswedan, the governor of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, said on Tuesday he had tested positive for COVID-19, as the world's fourth most populous country struggles to contai...
Dec 01, 2020
COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, U.N. says
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance around the globe, the United Nations said on Tuesday, a...
Dec 01, 2020
Indian government invites protesting farmers for talks on Tuesday
By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government invited protesting farmers for talks on Tuesday, seeking to allay concerns about new laws growers fear could pave the way for the government...
Dec 01, 2020
Japan to loosen work rules on foreigners stuck due to pandemic
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is loosening regulations on part-time work for foreigners stuck in the country due to the novel coronavirus and having trouble supporting themselves, the government said on Tue...
Nov 30, 2020
Irish PM hopeful Brexit deal can be done this week: report
DUBLIN (Reuters) - British and European Union negotiators have the options in front of them to conclude a Brexit free-trade deal this week, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin was quoted as saying on ...
Nov 30, 2020
Protest staged over murder of French businessman in Mexico
By Carlos Carrillo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A few hundred people marched in central Mexico City on Monday to protest the killing of a French businessman and his Mexican colleague over the weekend, the ...
Nov 30, 2020
New Zealand raises concerns with China over Australian soldier image
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said on Tuesday that her government has raised concerns with China about its using an image of an Australian soldi...
Nov 30, 2020
China gave COVID-19 vaccine candidate to North Korea’s Kim, U.S. analyst says
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a U.S. analyst said on Tuesday, citing two unidentified Ja...
Nov 30, 2020
