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Twitter attaches disclaimer on Trump’s ‘mail drop boxes’ tweet
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Sunday placed a disclaimer on U.S. President Donald Trump's tweet criticizing the promotion of drop boxes by Democrats as an option for voters, saying the tweet violated the...
Aug 23, 2020
Lithuanians stand in vast chain of support for Belarus opposition
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuanians stood in a 35,000-strong human chain stretching 34 km (21 miles) from central Vilnius to the Belarus border on Sunday to show support for protesters in Belarus and oppo...
Aug 23, 2020
France reports post-lockdown daily record of 4,897 new COVID-19 cases
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 4,897 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours on Sunday, the highest daily level since the end of a two-month lockdown in May. Health Minister Olivier Veran...
Aug 23, 2020
Kuwait bans commercial flights from Afghanistan until further notice
CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait has banned commercial flights coming from Afghanistan until further notice, the civil aviation authority said in a Tweet on Sunday. It did not give a reason, but other local m...
Aug 23, 2020
Sanctions in focus as West African mediators meet Mali coup leaders
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Talks between Mali's military junta and mediators from West Africa's regional bloc were underway in Bamako on Sunday in an ongoing effort to return the country to civilian rule. The...
Aug 23, 2020
Venezuela’s Maduro thanks Iran for helping oil industry overcome U.S. sanctions
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday thanked ally Iran for helping the South American country overcome U.S. sanctions on its oil industry and floated the idea of purchasin...
Aug 23, 2020
Iran official says sabotage caused fire at Natanz nuclear site: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - A fire at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility last month was the result of sabotage, the spokesman for Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation told state TV channel al-Alam on Sunday. "The expl...
Aug 23, 2020
Louisiana orders evacuations as twin storms take aim at U.S. coast
(Reuters) - Louisiana residents were ordered on Sunday to evacuate low-lying coastal areas as back-to-back hurricanes were forecast to bring strong winds and rain, striking the state within days of on...
Aug 23, 2020
Tunisia’s incoming PM plans restructuring of economic ministries: political sources
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's prime minister-designate plans to gather the ministries of finance, investment and state property into a single department to be led by economist Ali Kooli as part of plans...
Aug 23, 2020
Uzbek reporter released pending investigation
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Authorities in Uzbekistan have freed a local journalist whose detention drew rare criticism from the United States this month, but he is still being investigated, his lawyer said ...
Aug 23, 2020
