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Former UK PM Blair accused of breaking quarantine rules after U.S. trip: Sunday Telegraph
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been accused of breaking UK COVID-19 restrictions after failing to self-isolate for two weeks following a two-day trip to the United Sta...
Oct 17, 2020
No Saturday night party for Parisians as curfews kick off
PARIS (Reuters) - The streets and terraces of Paris and eight cities in France emptied on Saturday night as people were asked to stay home to stem a second wave of the coronavirus that caused a record...
Oct 17, 2020
Iran sees no arms buying spree as it expects U.N. embargo to end
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said it was self-reliant in its defense and had no need to go on a weapons buying spree as a United Nations conventional arms embargo was due to expire on Sunday despite strong ...
Oct 17, 2020
Lobster facility fire in Nova Scotia ‘suspicious,’ Canadian minister says
(Reuters) - Canadian Public Safety Minister Bill Blair on Saturday said a fire that destroyed a lobster facility in southwest Nova Scotia was "suspicious", adding that he has authorized more Royal Can...
Oct 17, 2020
In a pandemic year, Mexico’s Day of the Dead will be more subdued
By Josue Gonzalez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Marigolds, known in Mexico as "the flower of the dead" for a scent believed be strong and sweet enough to attract souls and draw them back, are generally all ...
Oct 17, 2020
France’s Macron says Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire must be respected
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday welcomed Armenia and Azerbaijan's agreement to a humanitarian ceasefire from midnight and stressed that it should be strictly respected b...
Oct 17, 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan say they have agreed Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a humanitarian ceasefire from midnight, both countries said on Saturday night. "This decision was taken following the statement of the preside...
Oct 17, 2020
Lebanon’s protest flame still flickers on anniversary of ‘revolution’
By Imad Creidi BEIRUT (Reuters) - Demonstrators marched through Lebanon's capital on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of a protest movement that toppled the government but was then overwhelmed b...
Oct 17, 2020
Ivory Coast president’s supporters and opponents clash ahead of election
By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Local offices of Ivory Coast's ruling party were ransacked and the house of an opponent of President Alassane Ouattara was set on fire, as rival supporters clashed in ...
Oct 17, 2020
Global coronavirus cases rise by one-day record of 400,000
By Anurag Maan and Kavya B (Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time late on Friday, a record one-day increase as much of Europe enacts new restrictions to curb...
Oct 17, 2020
