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New Zealanders wear face masks as Auckland lockdown lifted
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Schools and businesses reopened in Auckland on Monday after the lifting of a lockdown in New Zealand's largest city to contain the resurgence of the coronavirus, but face masks ...
Aug 31, 2020
Japan PM Abe tells Trump strengthening of Japan-U.S. alliance will remain
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. President Donald Trump that a strengthening of the two nations' alliance will remain in place even after Abe's departure, a Japanese gove...
Aug 30, 2020
Ex-defence minister Ishiba is people’s choice for next Japan PM: polls
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the most popular choice among the public to be the next prime minister, media opinion polls showed, as the race kicks off to succee...
Aug 30, 2020
China says Czech senate speaker must pay ‘heavy price’ for Taiwan visit
BEIJING (Reuters) - Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said Czech senate speaker Milos Vystrcil will "pay a heavy price" for violating the One China principle by making an official visit to Taiwan, accor...
Aug 30, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 73 new coronavirus cases, 41 deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state - the epicentre of the country's COVID-19 outbreak - said on Monday it has detected 73 new infections in the past 24 hours, while the death toll rose by 4...
Aug 30, 2020
Keep on dining out, UK minister urges as popular cut-price offer ends
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak urged diners on Monday to keep going out to eat as a popular government scheme offering half-price food in restaurants this month drew to a clos...
Aug 30, 2020
Brazil reports 566 coronavirus deaths on Sunday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 566 additional coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours and 16,158 new cases, the Health Ministry said on Sunday evening. The nation has now registered 12...
Aug 30, 2020
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen destroys explosive-laden boat in south of the Red Sea – SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen intercepted and destroyed on Sunday a remotely controlled explosive-laden boat in the south of the Red Sea, state news agency (SPA) reported...
Aug 30, 2020
Ghana to reopen international air borders from September 1, says president
ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana will reopen air borders to international travel as of September 1 after closing them in March to limit the spread of the coronavirus, President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a speech...
Aug 30, 2020
France calls on Belarus to reverse measures against journalists
PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian condemned on Sunday what he called "arbitrary measures" taken by the Belarusian authorities against journalists, saying they violate press ...
Aug 30, 2020
