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Ecuador says some Chinese vessels near Galapagos have cut communications systems
By Yuri Garcia GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuador's armed forces said on Tuesday that dozens of vessels from a predominantly Chinese fishing fleet that is operating near the Galapagos Islands have...
Aug 18, 2020
Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes southern Sumatra, Indonesia: EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck Southern Sumatra in Indonesia on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 15 km, EMSC said....
Aug 18, 2020
Chilean indigenous leader ends 107-day hunger strike after deal, says government
By Aislinn Laing and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Chilean indigenous leader who has spent more than 100 days on hunger strike over his detention during the coronavirus pandemic has ...
Aug 18, 2020
China, U.S. will allow air carriers to double flights between nations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday it will allow four Chinese passenger airlines currently flying to the United States to double flights to eight weekly round-tr...
Aug 18, 2020
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman chairs virtual cabinet meeting: SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday chaired a virtual cabinet meeting after leaving hospital last month following successful surgery, state new agency (SPA) said on t...
Aug 18, 2020
Brazil coronavirus cases top 3.4 million, death toll nears 110,000
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil reported 47,784 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,352 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Br...
Aug 18, 2020
Colombian ex-president Uribe resigns Senate seat amid witness tampering probe
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, who is under investigation for alleged witness tampering, resigned his Senate seat on Tuesday. The Supreme Court placed Uribe, perhaps the S...
Aug 18, 2020
Trinidad and Tobago opposition concedes defeat in elections
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago's opposition United National Congress (UNC) on Tuesday conceded defeat in last week's parliamentary elections after a partial recount, clearing the way fo...
Aug 18, 2020
Explainer: World Health Organization’s struggle for a global COVID-19 vaccine plan
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged countries to join a global pact aimed at ensuring less wealthy countries have access to COVID-19 vaccines, warning ab...
Aug 18, 2020
‘Filth’: Mexican president blasts purported cash bribes seen in viral video
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An unverified video that appears to show former Mexican congressional staffers counting piles of cash has exposed the "filth" corrupting politics and shows why the last governm...
Aug 18, 2020
