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Nagorno-Karabakh says 26 soldiers killed; military toll rises to 376
YEREVAN (Reuters) - The defence ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh region said on Friday it had recorded another 26 deaths among its military, pushing the toll to 376 since fighting with Azeri forces er...
Oct 09, 2020
Explainer: Indonesia’s jobs law endangers environment, say activists, investors
By Fathin Ungku, Gayatri Suroyo and Bernadette Christina JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Environmentalists in Indonesia are calling for the reversal of a controversial law aimed at job creation because ...
Oct 09, 2020
BOJ to start central bank digital currency tests next fiscal year
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will conduct experiments on basic functions core to issuing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as early as possible during the fiscal year beginning in April 2...
Oct 09, 2020
Central banks sketch out digital currency as China forges ahead
By Huw Jones and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - A group of seven major central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve set out on Friday how a digital currency could look like to help catch up with Ch...
Oct 09, 2020
Russia says Armenian, Azeri foreign ministers to attend Moscow talks: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armenia and Azerbaijan have confirmed that their foreign ministers will come for talks to Moscow, the RIA news agency cited Russia's foreign ministry as saying on Friday. With Presi...
Oct 09, 2020
China tourism rebounds over Golden Week but still below last year
By Andrew Galbraith and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Domestic tourism in China saw a robust rebound over the just-ended Golden Week holiday, encouraged by the country's success in stamping o...
Oct 09, 2020
Australia records second day without COVID-19 death for first time in three months
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia reported its second straight day without any COVID-19 deaths on Friday, the longest stretch without any fatalities from the virus in three months. Austral...
Oct 08, 2020
Missiles and masks: North Koreans prepare military parade despite coronavirus concern
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Koreans wearing medical masks have gathered in the capital of Pyongyang, state media reported this week, ahead of what is expected to be a big military parade on ...
Oct 08, 2020
Venezuela pro-government assembly approves law expanding Maduro’s powers
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's pro-government National Constituent Assembly on Thursday approved a law allowing President Nicolas Maduro to confidentially sign new oil deals with private firms and fo...
Oct 08, 2020
Kyrgyzstan president says ready to resign once new cabinet appointed
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbai Jeenbekov said on Friday he was ready to resign once a new cabinet was appointed to end the power vacuum in the Central Asian nation gripped by unre...
Oct 08, 2020
