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U.S. blacklists ICC prosecutor over Afghanistan war crimes probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, over her investigation into whet...
Sep 02, 2020
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine could be on the market by end of 2020 – Italy minister
ROME (Reuters) - The first shots of British drug maker AstraZeneca's potential COVID-19 vaccine could be on the market by the end of 2020, Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Wednesday. "...
Sep 02, 2020
U.S. to require approvals on work of Chinese diplomats in America
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will now require senior Chinese diplomats in the country to receive approvals from the State Department before visiting U.S. university campuses and holding cu...
Sep 02, 2020
Top EU schools see applications dip as COVID compounds Brexit delays
By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has forced some British-based families to put Brexit-related plans to move to the European Union on hold, leaving some top international sc...
Sep 02, 2020
Germany says Putin critic Navalny was poisoned with Novichok
BERLIN (Reuters) - A critic of President Vladimir Putin who fell into a coma in Russia and is being treated in Berlin was poisoned with a Soviet-style Novichok nerve agent, a German government spokesm...
Sep 02, 2020
Pompeo says U.S. Hopes for peaceful resolution on the India-China border flare up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes for a peaceful resolution to the clashes between India and China on the disputed Himalayan mountain border, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednes...
Sep 02, 2020
Russia jails two Jehovah’s Witnesses for four years on extremism charges, group says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has sentenced two Jehovah's Witnesses to four years in prison after finding them guilty of extremism, the religious group said on Wednesday. Russia's Supreme Court b...
Sep 02, 2020
Burnt sculpture of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump exhibited in Slovenia
By Marja Novak KOPER, Slovenia (Reuters) - A burnt wooden statue of Slovenian-born U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, described by the artist as representing tensions in the United States, goes on show at...
Sep 02, 2020
Mexico’s environment minister resigns after herbicide spat
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's environment minister has resigned for health reasons and will be replaced by the welfare minister, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday, after a cab...
Sep 02, 2020
Amnesty International accuses Iran of widespread rights abuses against protesters
DUBAI (Reuters) - Amnesty International accused Iran's clerical establishment on Wednesday of presiding over widespread abuses of human rights in a security crackdown on nationwide protests last year ...
Sep 02, 2020
