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Turkey’s Erdogan, Germany’s Merkel discuss east Mediterranean
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday that support given by some countries for Greece's "selfish and unjust stance" in the eastern Medi...
Sep 03, 2020
Lebanese army finds more explosive chemicals outside Beirut port after huge blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's army said on Thursday it had found 4.35 tonnes of ammonium nitrate near the entrance to Beirut port, the site of a huge blast last month caused by a large stockpile of the...
Sep 03, 2020
UK’s Raab discusses Middle East with Trump adviser Kushner
LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign minister Dominic Raab discussed the Middle East peace process on Thursday with Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's senior adviser, a British statement said. "They w...
Sep 03, 2020
Bolivian families turn to makeshift graves as cemeteries fill during pandemic
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Desperate families in Bolivia are turning to makeshift graves to bury their loved ones, with cemetery space at a premium as the coronavirus pandemic keeps the South American nation ...
Sep 03, 2020
Relatives of jailed Venezuelan police, military clamor for their release
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Relatives of at least 259 jailed Venezuelan police and military officers are clamoring for their release, upset that none of them were included on the list of 110...
Sep 03, 2020
U.S. imposes sanctions on several companies over sales of Iranian petrochemicals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on several companies, accusing them of enabling the shipment and sale of Iranian petrochemicals, the Treasury Department said in ...
Sep 03, 2020
UK records 1,735 confirmed cases of COVID-19, highest since June 4
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 1,735 daily confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to government data published on Thursday, up from 1,508 a day earlier and the highest since June 4. Th...
Sep 03, 2020
French spy master joins effort to deliver Lebanese reforms, sources say
By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - France's intelligence chief has joined efforts to push Lebanon to deliver a new government and reforms, Lebanese sources said on Thursday, buttressing ...
Sep 03, 2020
Norway adds Italy and Slovenia to COVID-19 quarantine list
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway said on Thursday it will impose a 10-day quarantine on all people arriving from Italy and Slovenia from Sept. 5 due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in those countries. Rest...
Sep 03, 2020
Turkish critics want harder line from visiting head of European court
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish lawyers and advocates have criticized the head of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for not defending human rights and the rule of law robustly enough while meeting ...
Sep 03, 2020
