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‘Political paralysis’: Lebanese patriarch points at Shi’ite leaders for cabinet delay
By Edmund Blair BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's top Christian cleric took a swipe at leaders of the Shi'ite Muslim community on Sunday for making demands he said were blocking the formation of a new gove...
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Protesters say localised lockdowns in Madrid discriminate against poor
By Graham Keeley BARCELONA (Reuters) - Protesters in some poorer areas of Madrid that are facing lockdown to stem a soaring COVID-19 infection rate took to the street on Sunday, to call for better hea...
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Iran’s rial hits record low as tension spikes with the U.S.
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Iranian rial fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial market on Sunday, a day after the U.S. President Donald Trump's administration declared all United Nat...
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Explainer: Why Thai protesters are challenging the monarchy
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Since a longstanding taboo on criticising Thailand's monarchy was broken by protesters in early August, their rallies in Bangkok have got increasingly bold in criticising King Maha...
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Exclusive: Brazil’s Lula says he will back anyone who can take on Bolsonaro
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, barred from elected office due to corruption convictions, said he is open to backing any candidate w...
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Italians vote in regional elections, referendum in test for coalition
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italians began voting on Sunday in a raft of local ballots and a referendum, with the ruling coalition under pressure in its first electoral test since the coronavirus ...
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Three dead after rare Mediterranean storm batters Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) - Three people have died after Cyclone Ianos, a rare storm known as a medicane, battered Greece, flooding streets and homes, Greek authorities said on Sunday. Ianos uprooted trees and...
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Facebook tells Irish court that probe threatens its EU operations – newspaper
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Facebook has told Ireland's High Court it cannot see how its services could operate in the European Union if regulators freeze its data transfer mechanism, the Sunday Business Post ...
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India passes farm bills amid protest from opposition parties
By Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's parliament on Sunday passed new bills the government says will make it easier for farmers to sell their produce directly to big buyers, despite growing pr...
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Five civilians injured in Houthi attack on Jazan: Saudi state news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) - Five civilians were injured when a military projectile launched by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis hit a village in Saudi Arabia's southern Jazan region, state media reported on Saturda...
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