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Venezuela government says it has pardoned more than 50 opposition politicians
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela has pardoned more than 50 opposition politicians and legislators in the run-up to parliamentary elections, Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said on Monday. (Reporting...
Aug 31, 2020
Russia must respect sovereignty of Belarus, says White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia must respect the sovereignty of Belarus and the right of its people to elect their own leaders, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Monday. McEnany also ...
Aug 31, 2020
Kuwait prime minister told cabinet emir’s health situation is in improvement: tweet
CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait's prime minister told the cabinet on Monday the health situation of the 91-year old emir is in improvement, according to a cabinet tweet. Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah i...
Aug 31, 2020
Greece ready to spend more to boost its armed forces, finance minister says
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is ready to spend part of its cash reserves to support its armed forces as early as this year, the country's finance minister said on Monday, after years of belt-tightening i...
Aug 31, 2020
Zimbabwe says foreign white farmers can apply to get back seized land
HARARE (Reuters) - Foreign white farmers settled in Zimbabwe whose land was seized under Robert Mugabe can apply to get it back and will be offered land elsewhere if restitution proves impractical, th...
Aug 31, 2020
Russian court bars Navalny’s candidate from local elections
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has barred a candidate promoted by Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in the last video before his sudden illness from running for a seat on the city council in Novosibir...
Aug 31, 2020
Niger floods kill 51, drive thousands from their homes
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Severe flooding in Niger this month has killed 51 people and destroyed thousands of homes after torrential rains caused rivers to burst their banks, authorities said on Monday. Floo...
Aug 31, 2020
Philippines extends partial coronavirus curbs in Manila until Sept. 30
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday partial restrictions in and around the capital Manila will be kept for another month starting Sept. 1 to tackle a rising number o...
Aug 31, 2020
U.S. ambassador to Russia visits jailed ex-Marine Reed
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Russia visited on Monday a former U.S. Marine who has just started a nine-year sentence in a Moscow jail, and said the United States was pushing for his relea...
Aug 31, 2020
Emergency authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines needs great care – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The emergency authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines requires a "great deal of seriousness and reflection", the World Health Organization said on Monday. Although every country had the ...
Aug 31, 2020
