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Germany proposes putting Lukashenko on a new EU sanctions list
BERLIN (Reuters) - Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko should be part of a new sanctions list by the European Union, Germany's foreign minister Heiko Maas said on Monday before meeting his Europ...
Oct 12, 2020
Lithuanian opposition party wins first round of parliamentary election
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's main centre-right opposition party led the first round of a parliamentary vote, election commission data showed on Monday, as high unemployment and ris...
Oct 12, 2020
Turkey should advocate truce in Nagorno-Karabakh: Luxembourg’s Asselborn
BERLIN (Reuters) - Turkey must push for a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, Luxembourg's foreign minister Jean Asselborn said on Monday speaking before a meeting with his EU counterparts. "Turkey has not...
Oct 12, 2020
French PM does not rule out local lockdown due to COVID-19 spike
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Monday he did not rule out local lockdowns in France due to a resurgence of new coronavirus infections. "Nothing must be excluded," Castex t...
Oct 12, 2020
Kyrgyz president indicates could prolong state of emergency
BISHKEK (Reuters) - The office of Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov said on Monday he has been asked to prolong the state of emergency in capital Bishkek beyond Oct. 21 to further stabilise the sit...
Oct 12, 2020
Australian state premier had secret relationship with China-linked politician
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - The premier of Australia's most populous state told a corruption inquiry on Monday that she had had a secret "close personal relationship" with a politician under ...
Oct 12, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: New alert levels in Britain British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out new measures to try to contain a growing coronav...
Oct 12, 2020
Tajik leader Rakhmon secures re-election: preliminary results
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Tajikistan's President Imomali Rakhmon has been re-elected for a fifth term with 90.92% of vote, preliminary data shows, the Central Asian nation's central election commission sai...
Oct 12, 2020
Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will try to put his bout with COVID-19 behind him when he returns to the campaign trail on Monday, while the White House called on Congress to pass a stripped-d...
Oct 12, 2020
Asia-Pacific countries begin to ease pandemic-related travel bans, but hurdles remain
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific countries including Singapore, Australia and Japan are gradually easing some international travel restrictions as coronavirus cases slow, in hopes of hel...
Oct 12, 2020
