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Japan’s Suga wins ruling party leadership race to replace Abe
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Yoshihide Suga, a long-time ally of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, won a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election on Monday, paving the way for him to b...
Sep 14, 2020
Johnson’s plan to break Brexit divorce treaty faces vote in UK parliament
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to break international law by breaching parts of the Brexit divorce treaty with the European Union faces a vote in parliament on Monday a...
Sep 14, 2020
Three Lebanese soldiers killed during raid on militant’s house, army says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Three Lebanese army soldiers were killed when they came under fire while raiding the home of a wanted militant in northern Lebanon, the army said in a statement overnight. The patro...
Sep 14, 2020
Taiwan holding five Hong Kongers picked up at sea: sources
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has been holding since last month five people from Hong Kong who fled the Chinese-run city by boat and were picked up by Taiwan's coast guard in the South China Sea, sources ...
Sep 14, 2020
Pandemic preparedness panel slams collective failure to head warnings
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - A collective failure by political leaders to heed warnings and prepare for an infectious disease pandemic has transformed "a world at risk" to a "world in disorder",...
Sep 14, 2020
Hong Kong says will not interfere with Chinese law enforcement arrest of 12 residents at sea
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's government stood fast in its refusal to interfere with the arrest of 12 residents seeking to flee to Taiwan by sea, despite pleas from families for assistance, saying...
Sep 13, 2020
Singapore grapples with coronavirus in migrant workers’ dormitories
By Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is battling new clusters of coronavirus infections in migrant dormitories that had won the all-clear from authorities, highlighting the difficulty...
Sep 13, 2020
Australia’s COVID-19 hotspot reports lowest one-day rise in cases in nearly three months
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state, the epicentre of the country's coronavirus second wave, on Monday reported its lowest single-day rise in new infections in nearly three month...
Sep 13, 2020
Belarus leader looks to Putin to help him cling on to power
By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus will seek the backing of Russia's Vladimir Putin at a crucial meeting on Monday after a fifth consecutive weekend of hug...
Sep 13, 2020
Queen applauds photographers who captured lockdown Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Monday congratulated entrants to Hold Still, a photography project launched by the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton to capture a snapshot of the nati...
Sep 13, 2020
