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Pompeo says Trump administration eager for end to Gulf rift
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed on Monday for a solution to the three-year rift between the Gulf state of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain a...
Sep 14, 2020
Wanted: Animal Godparents for Chilean Zoo in ‘Bleak’ Year
By Reuters TV SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Oliver the rhinoceros, King Julien the lemur, Chilly Willy the penguin and their friends are urgently seeking sponsors for their bed and board in a Chilean zoo as vi...
Sep 14, 2020
Chinese city near Myanmar border to test all residents after coronavirus cases
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese city of Ruili will test all people there after authorities reported two new coronavirus cases imported from neighbouring Myanmar, state media reported late on Monday. R...
Sep 14, 2020
Kuwait’s PM informs cabinet of the improvement of the emir’s health: tweet
CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait's prime minister informed his cabinet on Monday of the improvement of the 91-year old emir's health, according to a cabinet tweet. "The cabinet also called on everyone to obta...
Sep 14, 2020
Bulgarian court sentences populist party leader for extortion
SOFIA (Reuters) - A Bulgarian court on Monday sentenced the leader of a populist party to four years in jail for extortion, but he said he was innocent and would appeal against the verdict. Veselin Ma...
Sep 14, 2020
Slovakia puts Czech Republic on high-risk list COVID-19 list
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia will put its neighbour and important trade partner the Czech Republic on its "red list" of high-risk countries due to a surge in the number of coronavirus cases there, a Sl...
Sep 14, 2020
Former French President Giscard d’Estaing admitted to hospital: aide
PARIS (Reuters) - Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, 94, was admitted to hospital on Monday after complaining of respiratory problems, one of his aides said. French newspaper Le Parisie...
Sep 14, 2020
Sea of Slush: Arctic sea ice lows mark a new polar climate regime
By Natalie Thomas and Cassandra Garrison ARCTIC OCEAN (Reuters) - At the edge of the ice blanketing part of the Arctic Ocean, the ice on Monday looked sickly. Where thick sheets of ice once sat atop t...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. imposes additional visa restrictions on Nigerians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed additional visa restrictions on Nigerians over election-related activities, the State Department said on Monday. The restrictions apply to "individuals...
Sep 14, 2020
Bahraini, Israeli defence ministers hold first phone call
DUBAI (Reuters) - The defence ministers of Bahrain and Israel held their first publicly acknowledged phone call on Monday since their countries agreed to normalise ties. Bahraini state news agency BNA...
Sep 14, 2020
