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Greek police fire teargas at migrants on Lesbos island
LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas to disperse a group of migrants protesting on the island of Lesbos on Saturday, four days after fires burnt the overflowing Moria refugee camp to ...
Sep 12, 2020
Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari executed: state media
(Reuters) - Iran's champion wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed after being convicted of stabbing to death a security guard during anti-government protests in 2018, state media said on Saturday. A...
Sep 12, 2020
Families of captured Hong Kong activists demand their return from Chinese detention
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - A group of Hong Kong families on Saturday demanded the urgent return of their activist relatives detained last month by mainland Chinese authorities as they tried ...
Sep 12, 2020
China will release five Indian nationals detained at border: Global Times
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will release five Indian nationals it detained earlier this month in a region bordering Tibet, state-back tabloid Global Times reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources. ...
Sep 12, 2020
Hip hop hooray for Japan’s next PM with hometown T-shirt shout-out
By Chris Gallagher and Elaine Lies YUZAWA, Japan (Reuters) - Yoshihide Suga, used to suits, a lectern and the trappings of the Japanese government, now finds himself on hip hop T-shirts and bags in hi...
Sep 12, 2020
Spanish princess quarantined after classmate diagnosed with COVID-19
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Princess Leonor, the heir to the Spanish throne, has gone into quarantine after a classmate at her school tested positive for COVID-19, the royal household said on Saturday. The ...
Sep 12, 2020
Crowds rally in New Zealand’s Auckland against coronavirus lockdown
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Large crowds of people rallied in Auckland on Saturday against the government's social distancing restrictions imposed on the country's largest city after an outbreak of the nove...
Sep 12, 2020
U.S. lawmakers quiz Disney CEO over Xinjiang connection to ‘Mulan’
(Reuters) - A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers urged Walt Disney Co CEO Bob Chapek to explain the company's connection with "security and propaganda" authorities of China's Xinjiang region during th...
Sep 12, 2020
India reports record daily jump in COVID cases for second straight day
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported a record daily jump in coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day, logging 97,570 new infections on Saturday, data from the federal health ministry showed. Wit...
Sep 12, 2020
Iran calls Bahrain’s move to normalize ties with Israel shameful: state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry has described Bahrain's move to normalize ties with Israel as shameful, state television reported on Saturday. "The rulers of Bahrain will from now on be comp...
Sep 12, 2020
