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Pompeo discusses regional stability, unity with Bahrain crown prince
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed regional stability and Gulf unity with the crown prince of Bahrain on Wednesday, as part of a Middle East tour following an accord betwe...
Aug 26, 2020
Flash floods kill more than 70 in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - A violent flash flood killed more than 70 people and destroyed hundreds of homes just north of Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, officials said. The floods swept through Parwan pro...
Aug 26, 2020
Iran’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 21,000: health ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's death toll from the novel coronavirus rose by 119 to 21,020, the health ministry's spokeswoman told state TV on Wednesday, with the total number of identified cases rising to ...
Aug 26, 2020
Japan top government spokesman signals readiness for more spending
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will consider what more it can do to prevent the economy from sliding deeper into recession, the top government spokesman said on Wednesday, signaling readiness to deploy anoth...
Aug 26, 2020
Gaza man dies of coronavirus as enclave clamps down on outbreak
GAZA (Reuters) - A 61-year-old man has died in the Gaza Strip after contracting the coronavirus, Palestinian authorities said on Wednesday as they clamped down on an outbreak of the pandemic in the en...
Aug 26, 2020
Germany to intensify monitoring of quarantined travellers
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany wants to intensify its monitoring of returning travellers to make sure they are abiding by quarantine rules, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday, after data showed ...
Aug 26, 2020
Erdogan says Turkey to get rights in seas around it: Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey is determined to do whatever is necessary to obtain its rights in the Black Sea, Aegean and Mediterranean, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. Speaking at an event ...
Aug 26, 2020
Protesters rounded up in Belarus; Nobel-winning writer due for questioning
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian police have rounded up dozens of protesters heading home from peaceful demonstrations, rights groups said on Wednesday, after days in which the authori...
Aug 26, 2020
Thai police make more arrest of pro-democracy demonstrators
By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - Police in Thailand on Wednesday arrested two pro-democracy student protest leaders for taking part in rallies and would charge them with sedition, expanding a c...
Aug 26, 2020
Vietnam condemns new Chinese military drills in South China Sea
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam on Wednesday accused China of violating its sovereignty by conducting military drills in a disputed part of the South China Sea and said Beijing's actions were "complicating"...
Aug 26, 2020
