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Bolivians hope presidential election will restore political stability
By Marcelo Rochabrun LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivians began voting on Sunday in a presidential election many hope can restore stability to a nation that was plunged into turmoil after a fraught and eventu...
Oct 18, 2020
Tribute planned for beheaded teacher in France; 11th person arrested
PARIS (Reuters) - An 11th person was detained on Sunday, police said, as authorities investigated the murder of Samuel Paty, a history teacher who was beheaded by a suspected Islamist in an attack tha...
Oct 18, 2020
Defiant protesters take over Bangkok streets, PM seeks talks
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters took over key intersections in Bangkok on Sunday, defying a ban on protests for the four...
Oct 18, 2020
Lebanese top cleric urges leaders to stop delays in forming government
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's top Christian cleric urged Lebanese leaders to stop delaying talks on forming a government in a scathing Sunday sermon in which he blamed them for the country's financial ...
Oct 18, 2020
Analysis: Pandemic biggest hurdle for New Zealand’s Ardern after ‘tectonic’ election
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Jacinda Ardern's landslide election win gives her a mandate for the transformational change she has been promising New Zealand for three years, but the COVID-19...
Oct 18, 2020
‘Ball is in EU’s court’ as chance of Brexit deal recedes: Gove
LONDON (Reuters) - Senior British minister Michael Gove said the chance of striking a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union had fallen because the bloc had not been willing to intensify talks...
Oct 18, 2020
Indonesia reports 4,105 new coronavirus infections, 80 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 4,105 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the total to 361,867, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed. The data added 80 new deaths, taking...
Oct 18, 2020
Philippines reports 2,379 new coronavirus infections, 50 more deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Sunday reported 2,379 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 50 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 356,618 cas...
Oct 18, 2020
North Cyprus prime minister, president compete in runoff election
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Cypriots in the breakaway northern Cyprus voted in a tight presidential runoff that pits two different views of ties with the rest of the island, and that could influence ...
Oct 18, 2020
China revises laws to strengthen protection of minors online
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has revised laws to strengthen the protection of under-18s online, state news agency Xinhua reported late on Saturday, forcing internet product and service providers to take...
Oct 18, 2020
