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Retired Colonel Bah Ndaw sworn in as Mali interim president
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Retired Colonel Bah Ndaw was sworn in on Friday as Mali's interim president, tasked with presiding over an 18-month transition back to civilian rule following the Aug. 18 military c...
Sep 25, 2020
Severe flooding in South Sudan displaces more than 600,000: U.N.
By Denis Dumo DUK PADIET, South Sudan (Reuters) - Severe flooding in South Sudan has forced more than 600,000 people to flee their homes since July, the United Nations said, after months of torrential...
Sep 25, 2020
Russian paratroopers begin withdrawing from Belarus after joint drills: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has started withdrawing troops from Belarus who took part in joint "Slavic Brotherhood" military exercises, Interfax news agency cited the Ministry of Defence as saying on Fr...
Sep 25, 2020
Kremlin says EU move not to recognise Lukashenko amounts to meddling in Belarus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday that the European Union's decision not to recognise Alexander Lukashenko as the legitimate president of Belarus contradicted international law and amounted to ...
Sep 25, 2020
Runny nose, stay home? Canada schools debate how to act on common cold symptoms
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Just four days into the new school year, Trevor Boutilier's five-year-old son was sent home from his Ottawa kindergarten with a runny nose and slight cough, and told...
Sep 25, 2020
Israel becomes new obstacle for Sudan in quest to leave U.S. terrorism list
By Nafisa Eltahir, Matt Spetalnick, Patricia Zengerle and Khalid Abdelaziz WASHINGTON/DUBAI/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Despite over a year of negotiations, Sudan is facing a fresh obstacle to its removal fr...
Sep 25, 2020
Four people injured in knife attack in Paris: Prime Minister
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Friday that four people were injured, including two seriously, in a knife attack that took place near the former office of satirical magazin...
Sep 25, 2020
Inspired by Thunberg, veteran climate activist logs Arctic meltdown
By Natalie Thomas ABOARD 'ARCTIC SUNRISE' (Reuters) - Jailed in Russia in 2013 for trying to halt oil drilling in the Arctic, a disillusioned Paul Ruzycki switched to working on cargo ships for a whil...
Sep 25, 2020
Putin calls for reset in cyber ties with U.S., no election meddling – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin called on Friday for an agreement between Russia and the United States to guarantee not to engage in cyber-meddling in each other's elections and internal a...
Sep 25, 2020
Israel tightens second-wave lockdown as Netanyahu, critics argue over protest curbs
By Rami Ayyub TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel was set to impose a tighter nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on Friday as critics accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to curb protests against his...
Sep 25, 2020
