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New York judge blasts U.S. prosecutors’ conduct in Iran sanctions case
By Jonathan Stempel and Jody Godoy NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday forcefully rebuked federal prosecutors for a series of failures, including withholding exculpatory evidence, that led ...
Sep 16, 2020
U.S. seeks to recover $300 million more in 1MBD assets held in Britain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to recover $300 million in additional assets allegedly associated with the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, assets it has traced to an...
Sep 16, 2020
Brazil registers 987 new deaths due to coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Wednesday registered 987 new deaths, the health ministry said, bringing the total death toll to 134,106. Cases rose by 36,820 to a total of 4,419,083. (Reporting b...
Sep 16, 2020
Chileans urged to be ‘prudent’ during independence day celebrations
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's health minister has urged Chileans to celebrate the country's independence day holiday on Friday "prudently" amid fears that a special permit allowing pe...
Sep 16, 2020
Turkish, Russian officials nearing deal on Libya ceasefire, political process: minister
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Russia have moved closer to an agreement on a ceasefire and political process in Libya during their latest meetings in Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu t...
Sep 16, 2020
North-east England to face further COVID-19 restrictions: housing minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Areas of north-east England will be subject to further COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, British housing minister Robert Jenrick said on Wednesday, declining to give further details p...
Sep 16, 2020
Head of Libya’s Tripoli government says he wants to quit by end October
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on Wednesday announced his intention to step down by the end of October in a speech delivered on state television....
Sep 16, 2020
‘Nowhere to go’: Argentine families occupy land as pandemic stokes poverty
By Miguel Lo Bianco and Marina Lammertyn BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - When the coronavirus pandemic hit Argentina, painter Gonzalo Esquivel could not know it marked the beginning of a personal crisis that...
Sep 16, 2020
Northeast England to face tighter lockdown restrictions from Friday: Sky News
(Reuters) - Parts of northeast England will be subjected to tighter lockdown restrictions from Friday, Sky News reported https://bit.ly/32BVb7N late on Wednesday. The restrictions will be announced on...
Sep 16, 2020
Pakistani ruling party lawmaker seeks to criminalise criticism of military
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani ruling party parliamentarian has introduced legislation seeking to jail anyone who "ridicules or brings into disrepute or defames" the military, accor...
Sep 16, 2020
