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Former Bosnian Serb general Mladic appeals genocide conviction
By Toby Sterling THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic returned to a United Nations court on Tuesday to appeal his 2017 conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity...
Aug 25, 2020
Indonesia reports 2,447 new coronavirus infections, 99 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 2,447 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 157,859, data from the country's COVID-19 taskforce showed. The data recorded an...
Aug 25, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo flies to Sudan from Israel
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was due to land in Sudan from Israel on Tuesday, on what he said was the first official non-stop flight between the two countries. "Happy to an...
Aug 25, 2020
Gaza in lockdown to try to contain its first COVID-19 outbreak
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - A lockdown took hold in Gaza on Tuesday after confirmation of the first cases of COVID-19 in the general population of the Palestinian enclave, whose restricted b...
Aug 25, 2020
Myanmar urged to restore internet in Rakhine to help contain virus
By Shoon Naing YANGON (Reuters) - Humanitarian workers battling the novel coronavirus in Myanmar's Rakhine State have urged authorities to restore high-speed internet access to help tackle rising infe...
Aug 25, 2020
Iran says talks with IAEA chief in Tehran were ‘constructive’: Tasnim
DUBAI (Reuters) - Talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog's chief were constructive, Iran's top nuclear official Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying on Tuesday, after meeting Rafael Grossi who travelle...
Aug 25, 2020
Pandemic pace slows worldwide except for southeast Asia, eastern Mediterranean: WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic is still expanding, but the rise in cases and deaths has slowed globally, except for southeast Asia and the eastern Mediterranean regions,...
Aug 25, 2020
Philippines confirms 2,965 new coronavirus cases, 34 more deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday reported 2,965 additional novel coronavirus infections and 34 more deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases have rise...
Aug 25, 2020
Singapore reports fewest daily COVID-19 cases in five months
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported 31 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the city-state's lowest daily count since March 22. (Editing by Andrew Heavens)
Aug 25, 2020
Russia reports 4,696 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 4,696 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, pushing its national total to 966,189, the fourth largest in the world. Authorities said 120 people had died in the last 24 h...
Aug 25, 2020
