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Protesters and vigilantes scuffle in Kyrgyz capital as political crisis festers
(Reuters) - Anti-government protesters scuffled with vigilante groups in Kyrgyzstan's capital of Bishek overnight, after authorities in the Central Asian nation annulled parliamentary election results...
Oct 07, 2020
India’s coronavirus infections rise to 6.76 million
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's tally of coronavirus infections stood at 6.76 million on Wednesday, rising by 72,049 cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed, while the death toll was up ...
Oct 07, 2020
China’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine appears safe: study
(Reuters) - A Chinese experimental coronavirus vaccine being developed by the Institute of Medical Biology under the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences was shown to be safe in an early stage clinical...
Oct 07, 2020
Taiwan lays to rest ‘Mr Democracy’ Lee Teng-hui
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan laid to rest on Wednesday former President Lee Teng-hui, dubbed "Mr. Democracy" for burying autocratic rule in favour of freewheeling pluralism and defying China's drive to a...
Oct 06, 2020
Malaysia PM Muhyiddin tests negative for COVID-19: PM’s office
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, his office said on Wednesday, after a minister who attended a high-level meeting chair...
Oct 06, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reaches lower infection milestone
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's city of Melbourne, capital of the coronavirus hotspot state of Victoria, on Wednesday reported the lowest two-week average of new cases after a second contagion wave tha...
Oct 06, 2020
Trump says he has declassified documents related to Russia, Clinton email probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has declassified all documents related to federal investigations into Russian election interference and former Secretary of State Hilla...
Oct 06, 2020
South Africa Hawks police not aware of imminent arrest of ANC’s Magashule
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African elite police unit Hawks said it was not aware of any arrest warrant for African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Ace Magashule, following media reports ...
Oct 06, 2020
New Zealand PM Ardern vows to phase out coal-fired boilers, cut emissions in climate push
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday her government would phase out coal-fired boilers and reduce carbon emissions from public transport buses if returned to ...
Oct 06, 2020
U.S. says Taiwan military budget boost insufficient for ‘resilient defense’
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. defence official said on Tuesday Taiwan's plan to boost defense spending by $1.4 billion was a step in the right direction, but insufficient to...
Oct 06, 2020
