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Exclusive: Biden, if elected, would consult allies on future of U.S. tariffs on China – advisers
By Matt Spetalnick and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden would immediately consult with America's main allies before deciding on the future of U.S. tariffs on China, ...
Oct 28, 2020
Microsoft detects cyberattacks from Iran-linked actor engaged in intelligence collection
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday that it detected and attempted to stop a series of cyberattacks from Phosphorus, which the company described as an 'Iranian actor', with the attacks aimed ...
Oct 28, 2020
Germany does not believe Thai king has breached state business ban: source
By Caroline Copley BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany does not believe that Thailand's king has so far breached its ban on conducting politics while staying there, a parliamentary source said on Wednesday, af...
Oct 28, 2020
U.S. envoy to Jamaica insults Twitter critics – ‘you drink that cheap stuff’
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Jamaica exchanged insults with people on Twitter who accused him of interfering in the country's internal affairs, telling one he used ...
Oct 28, 2020
U.S. designates Chinese body a foreign mission, quits local cooperation agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it was designating a U.S. branch of a Chinese government-controlled organization as a foreign mission and withdrawing from an agreement to pr...
Oct 28, 2020
Saudi-led coalition destroys two ballistic rockets targeting Saudi Arabia’s Jazan and Najran: state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic rockets, one targeting Saudi Arabia's Jazan and the other was launched towards the Saudi city of ...
Oct 28, 2020
Venezuela’s Maduro says Amuay refinery was hit by a ‘terrorist attack’
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said the country's Amuay oil refinery was victim of a terrorist attack on Tuesday that involved a "powerful weapon", but said the c...
Oct 28, 2020
Islamist pleads guilty to Mali hotel, restaurant attacks
By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - A Mauritanian suspected jihadist pleaded guilty on Wednesday to shooting dead five people in an attack in the Malian capital Bamako in 2015 and planning two other ...
Oct 28, 2020
American jailed for attempt to overthrow Vietnam government says he was ‘kidnapped’
By Bill Tarrant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen sentenced last year to 12 years in a Vietnamese jail for "attempting to overthrow the state" spoke of his 27-month detention at a Zoom news confe...
Oct 28, 2020
Mexican president slams European coronavirus lockdown measures
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday blasted European countries for adopting strict lockdowns to stem the spread of coronavirus, suggesting they smacked o...
Oct 28, 2020
