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UK interior minister vows to toughen up ‘broken’ asylum system
LONDON (Reuters) - British interior minister Priti Patel pledged on Sunday to introduce new legislation that would toughen up the asylum system in the biggest overhaul seen in decades. "Our asylum sys...
Oct 04, 2020
‘We’re not used to debating’: Rare Bolivia election standoff fizzles as vote nears
By Daniel Ramos LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's presidential candidates faced off late on Saturday in the first all-party campaign debate in almost two decades, but analysts chided the runners as having ...
Oct 04, 2020
Cambodia says it razes U.S.-built naval facility to move it
By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia razed a U.S.-built building on its largest naval base to allow for further expansion and will relocate the demolished facility, Cambodia's government ...
Oct 04, 2020
Pandemic prompts drive-through pet blessing in Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) - Coronavirus-wary animal owners in the Philippines had their pets blessed via a drive-through ceremony on Sunday to mark World Animal Day and the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, th...
Oct 04, 2020
Protesters gather for Minsk rally, about 10 people detained: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian police detained about 10 people on Sunday as protesters gathered for the latest in what have become regular opposition rallies in capital city Minsk to protest against le...
Oct 04, 2020
New Caledonia rejects independence from France: full referendum count
PARIS (Reuters) - The South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia voted against independence from France in a referendum on Sunday, full provisional results showed. The 'no' camp won 53.26% of the vote...
Oct 04, 2020
India and South Africa ask WTO to waive rules to aid COVID-19 drug production
VIENNA (Reuters) - India and South Africa want the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive intellectual property rules to make it easier for developing countries to produce or import COVID-19 drugs, a...
Oct 04, 2020
Thousands protest anti-coronavirus restrictions in Germany over weekend
BERLIN (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators in southern Germany protested against coronavirus restrictions over the weekend, police said on Sunday, although organisers failed to mobilise enough peop...
Oct 04, 2020
India seeks up to 500 million coronavirus vaccine doses by July
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India hopes to receive up to 500 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by July to inoculate about 250 million people, health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday, as infections i...
Oct 04, 2020
Ethiopia’s Oromo celebrate tense thanksgiving amid tight security
By Dawit Endeshaw BISHOFTU, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Thousands of people from the Oromo, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, celebrated their thanksgiving festival in Bishoftu city amid tight security on Sun...
Oct 04, 2020
