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Colombia passes half a million coronavirus cases as deaths approach 16,000
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Colombia surpassed 500,000 on Wednesday as deaths from the virus approach 16,000 and the country nears the end of five months of lockdown. The Andean country ha...
Aug 19, 2020
Brazil Bolsonaro’s popularity will help him with reforms, says chief whip
By Anthony Boadle and Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) - The new chief whip in Congress for Brazil's president said on Wednesday he is confident President Jair Bolsonaro's increased populari...
Aug 19, 2020
Trump says he expects Saudi Arabia to join UAE-Israel deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Saudi Arabia to join the agreement announced last week by Israel and the United Arab Emirates that would lead to a full...
Aug 19, 2020
Trump says directing Pompeo to notify U.N. of intent to ‘snapback’ Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is directing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to notify the United Nations Security Council that the United States intends to restore v...
Aug 19, 2020
UK trade minister accused by opponents of hiding think-tank meetings
By Andy Bruce and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's trade minister has reclassified recent meetings with a pro-hard Brexit think tank as personal discussions, removing them from the public re...
Aug 19, 2020
Behind fortress walls, Macron and Merkel to chart Europe’s course
PARIS (Reuters) - Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Emmanuel Macron meet on Thursday in a medieval island fortress in the Mediterranean to chart the next steps for a partnership that is the driving...
Aug 19, 2020
Ireland braces for Storm Ellen to bring strong winds
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland braced for damage and flooding on Wednesday after the Irish Meteorological Service warned of "very severe and destructive winds" as Storm Ellen approached the country from t...
Aug 19, 2020
Brazil reports nearly 50,000 new coronavirus cases, deaths top 111,000
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil reported 49,298 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,212 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday. ...
Aug 19, 2020
UK to add Croatia to quarantine ‘red list’ as virus cases rise: Telegraph
(Reuters) - The British government is set to drop Croatia from its quarantine-free list on Thursday, giving thousands of Britons just 30 hours to return to the UK to avoid having to self-isolate for 1...
Aug 19, 2020
U.S. envoy says any U.S. arms sales to UAE won’t endanger Israel: newspaper interview
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States would ensure Israel maintains its regional military edge if U.S. F-35 warplanes are ever sold to the United Arab Emirates, the U.S. ambassador to Israel said in...
Aug 19, 2020
