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Afghanistan policewoman turned filmmaker wounded in gun attack
KABUL (Reuters) - A prominent female Afghan film director who is also an actress and senior police officer was recovering from bullet wounds on Wednesday after unidentified gunmen shot her as she was ...
Aug 26, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Implications of reinfection cases Two patients, in Belgium and the Netherlands, are confirmed to have been re-infected with CO...
Aug 26, 2020
Myanmar reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections
By Shoon Naing YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar reported 70 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, the Southeast Asian nation's biggest daily rise, amid a recent resurgence of the virus after weeks withou...
Aug 26, 2020
India’s coronavirus cases top 3.2 million
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India recorded more than 60,000 cases of COVID-19 for the eighth day in a row on Wednesday, as total cases crossed 3.2 million, data from the federal health ministry showed. The wor...
Aug 26, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,576 to 236,429: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,576 to 236,429, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. The report...
Aug 26, 2020
Australia boosts defence spending in latest COVID-19 stimulus
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will boost defence spending by A$1 billion ($716.80 million) to upgrade military facilities and offer additional paid employment to army reservists, as Ca...
Aug 26, 2020
Hong Kong police arrests two pro-democracy lawmakers in relation to 2019 protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Police have arrested two Hong Kong opposition lawmakers in relation to anti-government protests in July last year, one of whom was suspected of rioting, the Democratic Party said...
Aug 25, 2020
Police arrest Salvadoran ex-guerrilla accused of attack on U.S. helicopter
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A former Salvadoran guerilla accused of shooting down a U.S. army helicopter carrying three soldiers during El Salvador's civil war in 1991 was arrested on ...
Aug 25, 2020
Japan govt. spokesman says it is premature to talk about post-Abe era
TOKYO (Reuters) - It is too early to talk about the next political era after Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe because his term runs until next year, a top spokesman said on Wednesday, amid worries ab...
Aug 25, 2020
Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after shots fired towards troops, says military
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft struck posts belonging to the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah early on Wednesday after shots were fired from Lebanon towards its troops, Israel's military said i...
Aug 25, 2020
