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At least 45 African migrants die off Libya in worst shipwreck of 2020: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 45 African migrants and refugees have perished in the Mediterranean Sea in the largest recorded shipwreck off the Libyan coast this year, U.N. agencies said on Wednesday. T...
Aug 19, 2020
American Indians, Alaska Natives hit harder by COVID-19, U.S. CDC says
(Reuters) - American Indians and Alaska Natives have been hit harder by COVID-19 than the U.S. white population and have been more likely to become infected by the novel coronavirus at a younger age, ...
Aug 19, 2020
Attorney General Barr won’t seek death penalty against British Islamic State execution squad members
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr has informed British authorities the U.S. will not seek the death penalty if two British Islamic State execution squad members, nicknamed the ...
Aug 19, 2020
U.S. eyes October deadline to end exemptions on Venezuela oil sanctions: sources
By Jonathan Saul and Marianna Parraga LONDON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States is considering an October deadline for ending exemptions to Venezuelan sanctions that allow some companies and re...
Aug 19, 2020
Canada’s Freeland no longer to spearhead U.S. relations as finance minister: sources
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Chrystia Freeland will no longer be in charge of spearheading diplomatic relations with the United States now that she is the new finan...
Aug 19, 2020
U.N. tribunal verdict does not concern Hezbollah, says MP
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah movement is not concerned with and will not "evaluate" the verdict of a U.N.-backed tribunal that convicted a member of the group of the 2005 killing of former p...
Aug 19, 2020
Canada’s Trudeau needs to spend to survive autumn confidence votes
By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government will likely survive a confidence vote next month but needs to invest in social progr...
Aug 19, 2020
Turkey in talks with Germany, China, Russia on vaccine trials
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey is in talks with Russia, Germany and China about conducting Phase 3 trials for coronavirus vaccines developed in those countries, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wed...
Aug 19, 2020
Two dead as Hurricane Genevieve approaches Los Cabos
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Packing sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 km/hour), with even higher gusts, Hurricane Genevieve was set to brush the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula...
Aug 19, 2020
U.N. accused of racism by asking staff in survey if they are ‘yellow’
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations has been accused by some of its staff of racism after it issued a survey that included a question asking how they identify themselves, and offered 'yellow' amon...
Aug 19, 2020
