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In escalating conflict, people of Ethiopia’s Tigray risk displacement, U.N. says
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Nine million people risk displacement from the escalating conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the United Nations said, warning that the federal governmen...
Nov 08, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu congratulates Biden on U.S. election win, thanks Trump
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden after his election win saying he looked forward to working toget...
Nov 08, 2020
Fresh landslides halt search in Guatemalan hamlet buried in mud
By Sofia Menchu SAN CRISTOBAL VERAPAZ, Guatemala (Reuters) - Fresh landslides have halted Guatemalan rescue workers' efforts to dig through mud as much as 50 ft (15 meters) deep to reach houses swampe...
Nov 08, 2020
Global uncertainty could risk World War Three – UK military chief
LONDON (Reuters) - Current global uncertainty and anxiety amid the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic could risk another world war, the head of Britain's armed forces has warned. In an...
Nov 08, 2020
Japan formally proclaims Crown Prince Akishino heir to throne
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan formally proclaimed Crown Prince Akishino the first in line as heir to the throne on Sunday, the last of a series of ceremonies after his elder brother, Emperor Naruhito, becam...
Nov 07, 2020
Portugal imposes local night-time curfews as COVID-19 cases hit record
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will impose localised night-time curfews from Monday to contain the spread of the coronavirus as the number of cases reached a record high, Prime Ministe...
Nov 07, 2020
Mexico’s president won’t congratulate Biden until ‘legal proceedings’ over
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday that he can not congratulate a winner of the U.S. presidential election until all legal proceedings are conclude...
Nov 07, 2020
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi favored to win ahead of general election
By Reuters staff YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar votes on Sunday in an election seen as a referendum on a fledgling democratic government whose reputation collapsed overseas amid allegations of genocide bu...
Nov 07, 2020
Dealing with Trump presidency nemesis Iran won’t be ‘quick, easy’ for Biden
By Arshad Mohammed and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When reality TV star Donald Trump took office he quickly cast Iran as a main villain of his presidency - ultimately abandoning a landmark ...
Nov 07, 2020
Arabs doubt Biden will herald change in the Middle East
By Ahmed Rasheed and Marwa Rashad BAGHDAD/RIYADH (Reuters) - Arab leaders congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory, but some people in the Middle East expressed cynicism over U.S. policy even i...
Nov 07, 2020
