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Spain sentences ex-Savaldoran officer to 133 years in jail over priests’ massacre
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's High Court on Friday sentenced a former El Salvadoran army colonel to 133 years in prison for the murder of five Spanish Jesuit priests in 1989 during the Central American c...
Sep 11, 2020
Junta to appoint Mali leader in two-year transition, proposal says
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Constitutional experts raised the prospect of two years of military-led rule in Mali following last month's coup at talks on Friday, defying calls by the West African economic bloc ...
Sep 11, 2020
Hungarian radio station critical of Orban faces battle to renew its licence
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's media authority said on Friday it would not automatically renew the licence of an opposition radio station, stoking fresh concerns about media freedom under Prime Minist...
Sep 11, 2020
UK extradition hearing for Assange to resume Monday after negative COVID test
LONDON (Reuters) - The London extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will resume on Monday after one of the lawyers in the case received a negative test result for COVID-19. Judge Va...
Sep 11, 2020
Indian state nears 1 million coronavirus cases, rivalling Russia, stifling recovery
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's biggest and richest state, Maharashtra, is set to record its millionth infection of the new coronavirus on Friday, putting it on p...
Sep 11, 2020
China imposes curbs on U.S. diplomats in response to U.S. move
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday said it had imposed restrictions on staff at the U.S. Embassy and its consulates in mainland China and Hong Kong, responding to U.S. measures announced early this m...
Sep 11, 2020
Thailand tightens border surveillance as Myanmar infections rise
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Authorities in Thailand tightened security on Friday along its border with Myanmar and carried out COVID-19 tests in nearby towns to try to keep the virus out, as Myanmar tackles a...
Sep 11, 2020
Viva Maria: Belarusian protesters celebrate leader who chose jail over exile
(Reuters) - Maria Kolesnikova's decision to rip up her passport and risk prison rather than exile has burnished the musician-turned-politician's status as a hero to the mass protest movement against v...
Sep 11, 2020
Turkey says EU Mediterranean statement biased, open to talks with Greece
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey slammed a statement by European Union Mediterranean states on Friday, saying the comments were biased and "detached from reality", but added Ankara was still open to uncondit...
Sep 11, 2020
‘Emir of Winterthur’ convicted in Swiss jihadist trial
ZURICH (Reuters) - A man dubbed the "Emir of Winterthur" was sentenced to 50 months in prison by a Swiss court on Friday after being convicted of supporting Islamic State and recruiting for the jihadi...
Sep 11, 2020
