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Ireland may tighten COVID-19 restrictions further – deputy PM
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is more likely to tighten its COVID-19 restrictions in the coming weeks than to ease them, and may decide on Wednesday to impose new measures in areas bordering Northern Ire...
Oct 14, 2020
Australian politician tells inquiry Chinese visa scheme was a scam
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian politician at the centre of a corruption probe told an inquiry on Wednesday that he had received envelopes full of thousands of dollars in cash at hi...
Oct 14, 2020
Russia appeals to Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
By Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - Russia made a new appeal to Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop fighting in and around the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh after the ...
Oct 14, 2020
Azeri president says Azerbaijan continues military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh: IFAX
BAKU (Reuters) - Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said on Wednesday that Azerbaijan was continuing a military operation to free territory in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian news agency Interfax reported. The re...
Oct 14, 2020
Turkish survey ship begins operations in east Mediterranean: minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish seismic survey ship has reached the location in the eastern Mediterranean where it will operate and was beginning to take readings on Wednesday, Turkey's Energy Minister...
Oct 14, 2020
Troops, helicopters hunt for survivors after deadly Vietnam landslides
By Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam deployed helicopters and soldiers on Wednesday to search for dozens of people feared dead in two catastrophic landslides near a hydropower dam, triggered by adver...
Oct 14, 2020
Kyrgyzstan’s parliament names Japarov PM in repeat vote
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's parliament named nationalist politician Sadyr Japarov prime minister in a repeat vote on Wednesday, a step towards ending a political crisis in the Central Asian natio...
Oct 14, 2020
Lebanon, Israel start talks on disputed maritime border: U.N. source
NAQOURA, Lebanon (Reuters) - Long-time foes Lebanon and Israel met on Wednesday for unprecedented talks on their disputed maritime border, a United Nations source said. The talks, at a United Nations ...
Oct 14, 2020
Some children in Russian capital to study online to contain coronavirus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's capital announced on Wednesday it would introduce online learning for many students starting on Monday in a bid to contain the novel coronavirus. The measure would apply to...
Oct 14, 2020
Russian defence minister urges Armenia, Azerbaijan to respect Nagorno-Karabakh truce
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to observe a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region in a telephone call with his counterparts from those countr...
Oct 14, 2020
