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Turkish court approves new indictment against philanthropist Kavala
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court has approved an indictment accusing philanthropist Osman Kavala of helping organise an attempted coup in 2016, his lawyers said, eight months af...
Oct 09, 2020
Nearly three million migrants stranded by COVID-19 – U.N. report
GENEVA (Reuters) - Coronavirus border closures and restrictions have stranded nearly 3 million migrants around the world who want to return home but cannot, the U.N. migration agency said on Friday, a...
Oct 09, 2020
Germany agrees stricter anti-COVID measures for virus hot spots
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and mayors from Germany's 11 largest cities agreed on Friday to adopt stricter anti-coronavirus measures if infections exceed a threshold of 50 cas...
Oct 09, 2020
As coronavirus surges, Europeans ask: ‘where can I get a drink?’
By Giles Elgood LONDON (Reuters) - A new surge in coronavirus cases means more bars and restaurants across Europe are facing curfews or closures, leaving many of their customers to ask: where can you ...
Oct 09, 2020
New U.S. sanctions on Iran an effort to stop meds, food purchases: Rouhani
(Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday called new U.S. sanctions on Iran's banks an attempt to prevent purchases of medicine and food, state broadcaster IRIB reported. "The President c...
Oct 09, 2020
Palestinian negotiator Erekat facing ‘difficult’ coronavirus symptoms
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Friday he was suffering "difficult" symptoms after contracting coronavirus, but that things were "under control". Erekat, 65, a l...
Oct 09, 2020
Lukashenko says people’s assembly elections are needed in Belarus: Belta
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday said it was necessary to hold elections of the all-Belarusian people's assembly, as part of plans to amend the country's constitu...
Oct 09, 2020
Exclusive: Pakistan to block social media app TikTok for ‘immoral’ content – sources
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has decided to block social media App TikTok for failing to filter out "immoral" content, three top government officials said on Friday. A formal announcement to this ef...
Oct 09, 2020
Spain invokes state of emergency for Madrid lockdown
By Inti Landauro MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Socialist-led government invoked a state of emergency on Friday to impose a partial lockdown for several million people in Madrid, one of Europe's worst COV...
Oct 09, 2020
French aid worker describes years in captivity in Mali desert
By Paul Lorgerie BAMAKO (Reuters) - At one point during her four years in the hands of jihadist militants in northern Mali, French aid worker Sophie Petronin said she felt like giving up hope. She wan...
Oct 09, 2020
