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After private pensions, Peru’s congress turns to public funds for COVID-19 relief
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's Congress approved a law on Tuesday that allows citizens to partially draw down their contributions to the state pension fund, a few months after doing the same ...
Aug 25, 2020
Irish PM, deputy PM say clear breaches of public health guidelines during Hogan’s trip
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin and deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar said on Tuesday that there were clear breaches of public health guidelines during European Trade Commissio...
Aug 25, 2020
Canadian, Chinese foreign ministers meet amid tensions over Huawei, detainees
ROME (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Canada and China met in Rome on Tuesday to discuss a bilateral relationship that has soured over diplomatic and trade tensions, a Reuters eyewitness said. Can...
Aug 25, 2020
Canada court blocks release of more documents to Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou
(Reuters) - A Canada court blocked Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's request for the release of more documents related to her arrest in 2018, court documents released on Tuesday said. Meng...
Aug 25, 2020
‘Impossible Orchestra’ holds virtual performance to battle Mexico’s domestic violence
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Overcoming obstacles put in place by the coronavirus pandemic, some of classical music's most beloved artists are coming together to create a virtual ensemble to raise funds fo...
Aug 25, 2020
On billboards, farewells to Peru’s COVID-19 victims writ large
By Reuters TV LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvians unable to personally bid farewell to loved ones who have died during the novel coronavirus pandemic have seized on the offer of billboard space to say their fi...
Aug 25, 2020
Israeli delegation to visit UAE next week, accompanied by Trump aides
By Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli delegation and top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump will fly together to the United Arab Emirates on Monday for talks on cementing the two Middle Eas...
Aug 25, 2020
Cash-strapped Caribbean recovers from deadly Storm Laura
By Andre Paultre and Sarah Marsh PORT-AU-PRINCE/HAVANA (Reuters) - Caribbean islands already reeling from the economic impact of coronavirus started recovering on Tuesday from the damage wrought by Tr...
Aug 25, 2020
Lebanon explosion no pretext to avoid change, says France’s Le Drian
PARIS (Reuters) - Lebanon's leaders should not use the explosion that destroyed parts of Beirut earlier this month as an excuse to hide the reality that the country was on the edge of a precipice, Fra...
Aug 25, 2020
Need a visa to visit the U.S.? Expect much longer wait times, officials warn
By Mimi Dwyer (Reuters) - The U.S. agency in charge of processing immigration applications said on Tuesday that it had avoided a planned furlough of 70% of its staff but warned that it still faced fin...
Aug 25, 2020
