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Colombia could participate in more vaccine trials, health minister says
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia is in discussions to join other phase three clinical trials for a vaccine, the health minister said on Tuesday, and will not reverse an end to its nati...
Aug 25, 2020
‘UFO’ in Congo jungle turns out to be internet balloon
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - An unidentified flying object parachuted into dense Congo jungle to the confusion of local authorities, who detained two people for questioning until a s...
Aug 25, 2020
Facebook shares data on Myanmar with United Nations investigators
By Poppy McPherson (Reuters) - Facebook says it has shared data with United Nations investigators probing international crimes in Myanmar, after the lead investigator said the company was withholding ...
Aug 25, 2020
German minister sees readiness for dialogue between Greece, Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) - Greece and Turkey told German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Tuesday that they did not want to settle their dispute over the eastern Mediterranean with military means, the minister ...
Aug 25, 2020
Turkey wants no pre-conditions, ‘honest’ EU mediation for talks with Greece
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign minister said on Tuesday Greece must abandon its "maximalist approach" and pre-conditions for dialogue to begin over disputed offshore Mediterranean resources, ad...
Aug 25, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Bahrain
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Gulf state of Bahrain on Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour following an accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to n...
Aug 25, 2020
Pakistan eager to see Taliban start dialogue with Kabul: foreign minister
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan urged the Taliban on Tuesday to start talks soon with the Afghan government to end decades of conflict, telling visiting officials of the group that an i...
Aug 25, 2020
French new coronavirus infections below last week’s highs
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry said it had recorded 3,304 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, well below daily highs seen last week and taking the cumulative total to 248,158. The num...
Aug 25, 2020
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese national over fentanyl trafficking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a Chinese national, accusing him of trafficking fentanyl to the United States. It said in a statement that Taotao Zh...
Aug 25, 2020
UAE’s de facto ruler discusses UAE-Israel deal with Pompeo: WAM
CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' de facto ruler, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nayhan, spoke to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by phone on Tuesday, state news age...
Aug 25, 2020
