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German federal, state governments agree new lockdown steps from November 2
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's federal and state governments have agreed to introduce new lockdown measures starting from Nov. 2 to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on W...
Oct 28, 2020
‘We are in a very serious situation’, says Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Merkel said on Wednesday after talks with regional leaders to agree on a partial lockdown that the coronavirus situation was very serious and the speed of its spre...
Oct 28, 2020
Belarusian students complain of expulsions after joining opposition strike
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dozens of Belarusian students said on Wednesday they had been expelled from university after joining a nationwide strike aimed at forcing veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko to step...
Oct 28, 2020
Saudi coalition says destroyed six Houthi drones: state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed six explosive-laden drones launched by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group in the direction of the kingdom, Saudi state TV said on Wednesday. ...
Oct 28, 2020
U.S. accuses eight people in alleged plot to harass and intimidate citizens to return to China
By Sarah N. Lynch and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department unsealed a complaint on Wednesday charging eight people with conspiring to work on behalf of China to engage in ...
Oct 28, 2020
Suspected jihadist freed by Mali is detained in Algeria
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's defence ministry said on Wednesday it had detained a suspected jihadist militant who was released this month by Mali as part of a prisoner swap, underscoring its fears of...
Oct 28, 2020
Spain doubts Gibraltar border deal possible without Brexit agreement: source
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain and Gibraltar want to reach a side deal with Britain to avoid having a hard EU border in southern Spain after Brexit, but have stumbled on "a lack of political will" in London...
Oct 28, 2020
Malaysia summons French diplomat over alleged anti-Islam speech
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's foreign ministry said it had summoned France's charges d'affaires in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday to express concern over alleged hate speech and defamation of Islam. ...
Oct 28, 2020
Lebanon speaker Berri: new government could ‘see the light’ in days
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's influential Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Wednesday that a new government could "see the light" within four to five days if talks keep going positively. "The comi...
Oct 28, 2020
Analysis: Merkel’s success overshadowed by ugly battle to succeed her
By Andreas Rinke and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) are riding high in opinion polls but their popularity masks serious unease among senior ...
Oct 28, 2020
