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Hong Kong’s new security law inhibits anxious artists
By Pak Yiu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Fearing their work may violate a national security law recently imposed by Beijing, some Hong Kong artists are turning to self-censorship while others are moving their...
Aug 25, 2020
How India’s Silicon Valley saw its COVID-19 success come undone
By Sachin Ravikumar, Derek Francis and Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU, India (Reuters) - On June 9, an Indian health education minister posted an infographic on Twitter showing COVID-19 infections a...
Aug 25, 2020
Mexico’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 568,621, deaths reach 61,450
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 4,916 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 650 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 568,621 case...
Aug 25, 2020
China reports 15 new COVID-19 cases in mainland vs 14 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 15 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland as of Aug. 25, compared with 14 cases reported a day earlier, the country's health authority reported on Wednesday. All of the...
Aug 25, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 149 new coronavirus cases, 24 deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state of Victoria on Wednesday reported 24 deaths from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours and 149 new cases. The southeast state a day earlier...
Aug 25, 2020
North Korean leader Kim calls for prevention efforts against coronavirus, looming typhoon: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for prevention efforts against the novel coronavirus and a typhoon, state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday. An enlarged meeting of the poli...
Aug 25, 2020
Israel fires phosphorous shells at Lebanese southern border: Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - Lebanon's Al-Manar TV, affiliated with the Hezbollah movement, cited its correspondent on Wednesday as saying Israel fired phosphorous munitions at the Lebanese side of the border. W...
Aug 25, 2020
German coalition agrees to extend corona relief for economy
BERLIN (Reuters) - German coalition parties agreed on Tuesday to extend measures to counter the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, such as prolonging short-time work subsidies, leader of the...
Aug 25, 2020
Czech president Zeman hospitalised after arm injury, will undergo surgery: spokesman
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech President Milos Zeman was hospitalised on Tuesday after an arm injury and he will undergo a surgery, the president's spokesman said. "The president was hospitalised tonight du...
Aug 25, 2020
Turkish opposition leader Babacan tests positive for COVID-19
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's former economy czar and the leader of the opposition Deva (Remedy) Party, Ali Babacan, said on Tuesday he had tested positive for coronavirus but was in good health, becomi...
Aug 25, 2020
