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Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim meets king in challenge for premiership
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will make an "important announcement" on Tuesday after a meeting with the king in which he aims to prove he has the...
Oct 12, 2020
Japan may not attend summit in Korea due to wartime labour dispute: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may not attend a leaders' meeting with South Korea and China this year unless "proper measures" are taken in a dispute with South Korea over compensation for wartime forced lab...
Oct 12, 2020
Cuba urges calm as overhaul of monetary system looms
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's economy minister on Monday urged calm as the government prepares to unify its dual currency system and multiple exchange rates in hopes of improving economic pe...
Oct 12, 2020
Mainland China reports first local COVID-19 infections in nearly two months
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported its first locally transmitted COVID-19 infections in nearly two months, as Qingdao launched a city-wide testing drive after discovering new cases linked to ...
Oct 12, 2020
Taiwan says new China spy accusation is fake news
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has labelled new spying accusations by China as fake news after Chinese state television aired a programme showing a Taiwanese academic arrested in China on national security...
Oct 12, 2020
South Korea reports triple-digit rise in coronavirus cases in six days: KCDA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 102 new coronavirus cases as of Monday midnight, marking a triple-digit increase in six days, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Tuesday. Da...
Oct 12, 2020
Keeping the faith: Thousands pray in Portugal’s main Catholic site for end to pandemic
FATIMA, Portugal (Reuters) - Standing in circles marked to keep social distance, thousands of faithful gathered and held candles at one of Catholicism's most famous sanctuaries in Portugal on Monday e...
Oct 12, 2020
Mexico says two women may have had non-consensual surgery in U.S. detention center
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's Foreign Ministry said it has identified two Mexican migrant women who may have had surgery performed on them without their consent while detained at a U.S. immig...
Oct 12, 2020
EU travellers could avoid quarantine under plans for COVID-19 testing regime: The Telegraph
(Reuters) - Travellers across Europe could avoid quarantine under plans to introduce a comprehensive COVID-19 testing regime, The Telegraph reported on Monday. The European Commission wants testing to...
Oct 12, 2020
Peru opens Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after almost seven-month wait
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while trapped in the Andean country during the coron...
Oct 12, 2020
