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Jordan to jail organisers of large social events to stem COVID-19 spike
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan announced on Thursday jail sentences of up to a year for anyone organising weddings, parties, funerals or social gatherings where more than 20 people at...
Sep 17, 2020
Brazil registers 829 new coronavirus deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil on Thursday registered 829 new deaths due to coronavirus, bringing the total to 134,106. Cases rose by 36,303 to 4,455,386. (Reporting by Ricardo Brito; Editing by Sandra M...
Sep 17, 2020
Canada survey shows how COVID-19 intensified existing inequities
By Mahad Arale TORONTO (Reuters) - More than a quarter of Canadians from diverse ethnic groups reported experiencing discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an official survey pub...
Sep 17, 2020
Kosovo awarding Trump its highest honor after Serb economic deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kosovo is giving U.S. President Donald Trump its highest award for his role in helping Kosovo and Serbia reach a deal aimed at normalizing economic ties. Kosovo President Hashim...
Sep 17, 2020
Afghanistan government says it hopes to reach ceasefire in Doha talks with Taliban: Al Jazeera
CAIRO (Reuters) - Afghanistan's government delegation to the Afghan negotiations said on Thursday "we hope to reach a ceasefire," the delegation spokesman told Qatari-owned Al-Jazeera TV. Talks betwee...
Sep 17, 2020
Peru president to face impeachment vote after top court denies delay request
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra will face an impeachment hearing on Friday after the country's constitutional court on Thursday rejected his appeal to delay congres...
Sep 17, 2020
U.S. charges three Iranians over satellite tech firm hacking
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced charges against three Iranians over allegations they stole information from aerospace and satellite technology firms ...
Sep 17, 2020
Exclusive: Trump plans executive order to punish arms trade with Iran – sources
By Arshad Mohammed and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order allowing him to impose U.S. sanctions on anyone who violates...
Sep 17, 2020
Convoy ambush in eastern Congo kills one aid worker
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Armed attackers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed one aid worker and took two others temporarily hostage after ambushing their convoy on Wed...
Sep 17, 2020
In hard-hit Spain, the poor suffer even more from the pandemic
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Mohamed Chirif, a 45-year-old Algerian living in Barcelona, is afraid he might lose his job as a plumber if the coronavirus test he took this week turns out to be po...
Sep 17, 2020
