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Ex-chief of Mexico’s Pemex accuses former presidents, officials of graft
By Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An ex-chief executive of Petroleos Mexicanos accused former presidents, ministers, lawmakers, political aides and a journalist of corruption in testimony lea...
Aug 20, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: No signs of containing the virus Only last week, Luhut Pandjaitan, Indonesia's maritime minister and close confidant of the co...
Aug 20, 2020
Thai police arrest four more anti-government protesters
By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police said on Thursday they have arrested four anti-government activists over a July 18 protest that triggered a wave of student-l...
Aug 20, 2020
Russian opposition leader Navalny in hospital with suspected poisoning
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was admitted to hospital in Siberia on Thursday suffering symptoms of what his spokeswoman called poisoning, after his aircraft made an emer...
Aug 20, 2020
India reports record daily jump of 69,672 in coronavirus infections
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India reported a record daily jump of 69,672 coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 2.84 million, data from the federal health ministry showed. I...
Aug 20, 2020
Rakuten CEO urges review of Japan’s COVID-19 entry curbs on foreigners
By Chris Gallagher TOKYO (Reuters) - Rakuten Inc Chief Executive Hiroshi Mikitani has urged Japan's government to review its entry restrictions on foreign nationals, saying prolonged imposition of COV...
Aug 19, 2020
UAE could get F-35 jets in side agreement to Israel peace deal: source
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is eyeing the sale of stealthy F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates in a side agreement to the UAE's overtures to Israel, an industry in...
Aug 19, 2020
Brazil’s Guedes slams Senate overturning presidential veto on public sector pay rise
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes called a Senate decision on Wednesday to overturn a presidential veto blocking public sector pay rises during the COVID-19 pandemic a "disas...
Aug 19, 2020
New Zealand reports five new confirmed cases of coronavirus
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand on Thursday reported five new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours compared with six a day earlier, as the Pacific nation battles a fresh outbreak in its ...
Aug 19, 2020
South Korea battles coronavirus outbreak in capital city
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean health officials are struggling to contain an outbreak of the new coronavirus centred in the capital Seoul, as new cases levelled off but remained in triple digits on Th...
Aug 19, 2020
