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Mexico records 5,937 new coronavirus cases, 513 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Thursday reported 5,937 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 513 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 616,894 ca...
Sep 03, 2020
Judges to rule on Dutch populist Wilders’ appeal of racial incitement conviction
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Judges will decide on Friday whether to overturn the racial incitement conviction of Dutch politician Geert Wilders, the right-wing populist who led supporters i...
Sep 03, 2020
Mainland China reports 25 new COVID-19 cases vs 11 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 25 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 3, up from 11 reported a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Friday. The National Health Commission...
Sep 03, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 81 new coronavirus cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's coronavirus hotspot Victoria state said on Friday its death toll from the virus rose by 59 and there were 81 new cases. The death tally includes 50 people in aged-care f...
Sep 03, 2020
How Abe’s right-hand man made his play for Japan’s top job
By Mari Saito, Ju-min Park and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - In the days leading up to Shinzo Abe's surprise resignation last month as rumors of his ill health swirled in Japan, the prime minist...
Sep 03, 2020
Brazil’s coronavirus cases pass the four million mark: ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has recorded more than 4 million confirmed cases of coronavirus, with 43,773 new cases and 834 deaths from the disease caused by the virus reported in the past 24 hours, th...
Sep 03, 2020
Mexico has world’s most health worker deaths from pandemic, Amnesty International says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - More health workers have died from the coronavirus in Mexico than any other country on the planet, Amnesty International said on Thursday, highlighting the high toll the pandem...
Sep 03, 2020
Bolivia hires U.S. lobbying firm accused of fake news by Facebook
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Bolivia's interim presidency said on Thursday it had hired a Washington-based lobbying firm that Facebook Inc accuses of launching fake news campaigns to skew dem...
Sep 03, 2020
Trump calls on Iran to not execute wrestling star Navid Afkari
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called on Iran not to execute champion wrestler Navid Afkari, citing a Fox News report that Afkari had been sentenced to death for partic...
Sep 03, 2020
U.S. to restore ability of Indian air carriers to conduct ground handling operations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday it planned to restore the ability of Indian air carriers to conduct ground handling operations at U.S. airports. The announcemen...
Sep 03, 2020
