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Factbox: New Zealand parties clash over COVID-19, economy, taxes and housing
(Reuters) - New Zealand holds a general election on Oct. 17, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's centre-left Labour Party holding a wide lead over the centre-right main opposition National Party. Bel...
Oct 11, 2020
Germans must reduce travel, partying to fight COVID-19, says Merkel aide
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany should continue capping the number of people allowed at gatherings and clamp down on unnecessary travel as the country battles rising coronavirus infections, an aide to C...
Oct 11, 2020
Britain tells Germany gaps in EU talks must be closed soon
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that progress must be made in post-Brexit trade talks with the European Union in coming days to b...
Oct 11, 2020
Floods kill 17 people in central Vietnam, next storm due soon
HANOI (Reuters) - At least 17 people have been killed by floods in Vietnam's central provinces in the past week and 13 are still missing, state media said on Sunday as the country braced for another t...
Oct 11, 2020
North Cyprus vote pits president v prime minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Northern Cyprus voters cast ballots in masks and gloves on Sunday in a presidential election where incumbent Mustafa Akinci and Premier Ersin Tatar were favourites among 11 candid...
Oct 11, 2020
Ireland planning airport COVID-19 testing to enable travel: minister
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland plans to introduce coronavirus testing at airports as part of a possible alternative to quarantine for some arriving passengers, although it is not clear when the capacity w...
Oct 11, 2020
Nigeria’s head of police dissolves controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad
By Alexis Akwagyiram and Abrahim Achirga LAGOS (Reuters) - The head of Nigeria's police dissolved its Special Anti-Robbery Squad with immediate effect on Sunday, a police statement said, prompted by d...
Oct 11, 2020
Head of Israeli Finance Ministry resigns as exodus continues
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The director-general of Israel's Finance Ministry said on Sunday she would step down in the coming weeks, the latest resignation among top economic officials as the country strug...
Oct 11, 2020
Lebanon closes bars, nightclubs to curb coronavirus
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon said on Sunday it will close bars and nightclubs to help contain the COVID-19 outbreak which has killed more than 450 people in a country also reeling from financial crisis ...
Oct 11, 2020
Britain is at a coronavirus tipping point, says deputy chief medical officer
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is at a "tipping point" in the coronavirus crisis and the country must act now to stop history repeating itself, the deputy chief medical officer for England said on Sunday,...
Oct 11, 2020
