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Armenia opposition leader detained on vote-buying allegations
YEREVAN(Reuters) - Armenian opposition leader Gagik Tsarukyan, one of the country's richest businessmen, was put in custody on Friday for two months ahead of a trial on charges of vote-buying in 2017 ...
Sep 26, 2020
Taiwan’s armed forces strain in undeclared war of attrition with China
By Ben Blanchard KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited a low-key but critical maintenance base for fighter jet engines on Saturday, offering encouragement as the Chinese-...
Sep 26, 2020
China foreign ministry denies think-tank claims of Xinjiang mosque destruction
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry denied claims from an Australian think-tank that it had destroyed thousands of mosques in its western Xinjiang region, and said there are over 24,000 mosq...
Sep 26, 2020
South Korea’s domestic coronavirus cases fall to the lowest in 44 days
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Saturday reported 49 new domestic coronavirus cases, the smallest number of locally transmitted cases in 44 days in a sign that tighter social distancing rules are pay...
Sep 25, 2020
South Korea asks North Korea to probe shooting death of South Korean official
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Saturday it will ask North Korea to further investigate the shooting death of a South Korean official, as public and political outrage over the killing grew. Sout...
Sep 25, 2020
Biden accuses Trump of silence on ‘dictator’ in Belarus
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday chided President Donald Trump for not speaking out about repression of democratic protests in Belarus, a country he ...
Sep 25, 2020
Australia says world needs to know origins of COVID-19
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - The world's nations must do all they can to understand the origins of COVID-19, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday, comments that could wors...
Sep 25, 2020
Peru to further open economy in October as coronavirus cases drop
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru will push forward with a gradual reopening of its economy in October, allowing international flights to countries in the region and more people into its restauran...
Sep 25, 2020
Nigerian air travel could shut as unions pledge to join strike
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's airports could shut down on Monday as four key unions said they would join an indefinite nationwide strike to protest an increase in power and petrol price...
Sep 25, 2020
Togo’s prime minister and government resign, presidency says
LOME (Reuters) - Togolese Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government tendered their resignation on Friday, the presidency said in a statement, congratulating the Cabinet for its work in offi...
Sep 25, 2020
