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Journalist killings in Mexico worst in a decade, government says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - This has been the most violent year for journalists in Mexico in at least a decade, with 19 murdered, a senior official said on Wednesday, the latest sign the government is str...
Nov 25, 2020
Malaysia’s PM Muhyiddin faces bellwether vote on 2021 budget
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's parliament will on Thursday decide whether to approve the government's 2021 budget, in a vote that could decide Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's ...
Nov 25, 2020
At least 40 killed in Brazil after bus and truck collide
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - At least 40 people died in Brazil on Wednesday after a crash between a bus and a truck in the state of Sao Paulo, the fire service said. Local TV images showed an eviscerated bus...
Nov 25, 2020
Venezuelan migrant women’s rights at risk due to informal jobs – report
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - The majority of migrant Venezuelan women living in Colombia work informally in unstable jobs which risk their fundamental rights such as access to healthcare, e...
Nov 25, 2020
Iran swaps jailed British-Australian academic with Iranians jailed abroad – report
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has exchanged jailed British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert with three Iranians jailed abroad, a website affiliated to Iran's state TV reported on its Twitter account o...
Nov 25, 2020
U.S. blacklists Libyan militia, leader after Russia stops U.N. sanctions
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) -The United States unilaterally blacklisted Libya's Kaniyat militia and its leader on Wednesday after Russia last week prevented a U.N. Security Council committe...
Nov 25, 2020
U.S. imposes fresh Iran-related sanctions on four entities, envoy warns of more to come
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday will impose Iran-related sanctions on four entities, U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Elliott Abrams said, accusing the entities in China and Russia of ...
Nov 25, 2020
Mexico’s president again declines to congratulate Biden on election win
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday again declined to congratulate Joe Biden for winning the U.S. presidential election, reiterating that once the proce...
Nov 25, 2020
Spain considers limiting Christmas celebrations to six people
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that his government was considering limiting Christmas celebrations to six people in an effort to curb the spread of the corona...
Nov 25, 2020
China’s Xi congratulates Biden on U.S. election victory
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election, voicing hope the two countries could promote a healthy and stabl...
Nov 25, 2020
