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Mali risks ‘economic paralysis’ from post-coup embargo: trade group
By Tiemoko Diallo DAKAR (Reuters) - Mali faces "economic paralysis" if sanctions imposed by West Africa's regional bloc after a military coup are not lifted in coming days, the head of the customs age...
Sep 23, 2020
Saudi King Salman targets Iran during debut at United Nations
By Michelle Nichols and Ghaida Ghantous NEW YORK/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz took aim at Iran during his debut on Wednesday at the annual United Nations meeting of world...
Sep 23, 2020
Pompeo says U.S. reviewing work of China’s UFWD over its influence attempts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is reviewing the work of two organizations linked to China's United Front Work Department (UFWD), an organ of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, ...
Sep 23, 2020
EU sanction threat on Turkey fades after it accepts talks with Greece
By John Chalmers and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is unlikely to follow through on a threat to impose sanctions on Turkey after Ankara agreed to talks with Greece over maritime...
Sep 23, 2020
UK police intercept huge drug haul hidden in fruit
LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Wednesday they had discovered a tonne of cocaine hidden in a consignment of fruit which was being smuggled into the country from South America. Detectives sai...
Sep 23, 2020
The name’s Bond, seriously: 007’s namesake found in Polish Cold War archives
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poles were left shaken and stirred by news that a suspected British agent called James Bond was on Her Majesty's secret service in the country in the 1960s, after the Institute of N...
Sep 23, 2020
France urges international partners to raise pressure on Lebanese politicians
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister on Wednesday called on international partners to up the pressure on Lebanese political forces to form a government and again warned that only once reforms w...
Sep 23, 2020
West, legal experts press China on case of 12 detained Hong Kong citizens
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Western diplomats and legal experts urged China on Wednesday to clarify the status of 12 Hong Kong residents arrested by China at sea last month and whether the...
Sep 23, 2020
Trump announces new Cuba-related sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump announced new sanctions related to Cuba on Wednesday that will prohibit Americans from staying at properties owned by the Cuban government as well as...
Sep 23, 2020
Robots target coronavirus with ultraviolet light at London train station
LONDON (Reuters) - Robots that can kill the coronavirus with ultraviolet light have been brought in at one of London's biggest train stations, St Pancras International, as it tries to restore customer...
Sep 23, 2020
