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Pompeo, Emirati officials discuss ceasefire in Libya and Gulf unity: statement
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Emirati officials discussed on Wednesday regional and bilateral issues, including a lasting ceasefire in Libya, Gulf unity and Iran's "malign ...
Aug 26, 2020
Rouhani says Iran will continue nuclear cooperation with IAEA: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will continue its cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told IAEA chief Rafael Grossi on Wednesday, as Tehran agreed to grant the agency i...
Aug 26, 2020
‘Doing the government’s job’: Beirut volunteers steer relief effort
By Natalie Thomas and Yara Abi Nader BEIRUT (Reuters) - In one of the areas worst affected by the Beirut blast, volunteers loaded boxes containing food and sanitary items into cars ready to distribute...
Aug 26, 2020
Switzerland’s World Economic Forum canceled in January, rescheduled for summer
ZURICH (Reuters) - The 2021 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting of business leaders and politicians has been called off for January due to the coronavirus pandemic, with organizers planning to reschedu...
Aug 26, 2020
Iran agrees to grant IAEA access to two suspected former atomic sites: official
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has agreed to grant U.N. nuclear watchdog inspectors access to two suspected former nuclear sites, an Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, although Tehran has told the ag...
Aug 26, 2020
U.S. targets Chinese individuals, 24 cos amid South China Sea dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday targeted 24 Chinese companies and a number of individuals it said were part of ongoing construction and military actions over disputed islands in ...
Aug 26, 2020
U.S. military presence needed in Asia, Philippines’ foreign minister says
MANILA (Reuters) - The United States military presence in Asia is needed as rivalry between Washington and Beijing intensifies, the Philippines' foreign minister said on Wednesday. The two powers are ...
Aug 26, 2020
Belgium revises down COVID-19 deaths just shy of 10,000 mark
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium revised down on Wednesday the country's COVID-19 death toll, just as it was about to pass the milestone of 10,000 fatalities. Health authorities have ...
Aug 26, 2020
Pope to readmit faithful to general audiences from next week: Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The faithful will be readmitted to Pope Francis' weekly general audiences from Sept. 2, a Vatican statement said on Wednesday, as the Holy See slowly lift restrictions imposed...
Aug 26, 2020
Australia to seek veto powers on all public deals with foreign nations, PM to say
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison will announce on Thursday legislation giving the federal government new powers to review and cancel any agreements that lo...
Aug 26, 2020
