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Trump will announce reduction in U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday
By Jeff Mason ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will announce a further drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, a senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday...
Sep 08, 2020
Japan’s fractured opposition unites as Suga set to succeed PM Abe
By Linda Sieg and Ami Miyazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Eight years after Japan's Democratic Party was ousted and began unravelling, opposition groups are once again unifying for a general election that coul...
Sep 08, 2020
Venezuela’s Maduro proposes giving Russia COVID-19 vaccine to legislative candidates
By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday proposed administering a Russian coronavirus vaccine to nearly 15,000 candidates in upcoming legislative elections...
Sep 08, 2020
Australian intelligence raided Chinese journalists’ homes in June: Xinhua
By Brenda Goh and Kirsty Needham SHANGHAI/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian intelligence agency staff searched the homes of Chinese journalists in June, questioning them for several hours and removing the...
Sep 08, 2020
Fire breaks out at Greece’s overcrowded Moria refugee camp
LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Fire broke out at Greece's overcrowded migrant camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos in early hours of Wednesday, fire brigade officials said. The cause of the blaze was not...
Sep 08, 2020
Mexico reports total of 642,860 coronavirus cases, 68,484 deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico reported 5,351 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 703 additional fatalities on Tuesday, bringing its totals to 642,860 infections and 68,484 deaths, accord...
Sep 08, 2020
China reports two new COVID-19 cases vs 10 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported two new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 8, down from 10 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Wednesday. The National Health Commission sa...
Sep 08, 2020
North Korea’s Kim to reconsider year-end projects in wake of typhoon damage: state media
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he will reconsider year-end projects after a typhoon battered several areas of the country, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. Kim made the ...
Sep 08, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 76 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's coronavirus hot spot of Victoria state on Wednesday reported 76 new cases and 11 deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours. Victoria, the country's second most populous...
Sep 08, 2020
Saudi-Led coalition destroys explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said early on Wednesday it intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis towards Saudi Arabia'...
Sep 08, 2020
