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Japan voices concerns over Chinese activity around disputed islands: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono told China's ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, his country should refrain from activities around disputed East China Sea islands that are control...
Aug 18, 2020
Namibia warns about elephant dung cure for coronavirus as cases rise
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - The Namibian government is warning its citizens not to trust claims on social media that elephant dung can cure COVID-19, as coronavirus infections rise more rapidly. Ministry of ...
Aug 18, 2020
Lockdown, leftovers and how food frugality is a climate boon
By Christopher Walljasper and Nigel Hunt CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters) - Clint Parry ransacked every kitchen cupboard and scoured all corners of his fridge during lockdown in Detroit, hunting for lost ingr...
Aug 18, 2020
England axes health agency criticised for COVID-19 response
LONDON (Reuters) - England will scrap the government agency responsible for responding to public health emergencies after the country has suffered the highest death rate in Europe from the coronavirus...
Aug 18, 2020
Sudan, major rebel group sign deal to integrate rebels into army
By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) - Sudan and a major rebel group signed an agreement on Monday to integrate the rebels into the army within 39 months, signatories said, the latest in a slew of agreements ...
Aug 18, 2020
Gunfire heard at Mali army base as embassy warns of possible mutiny
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Gunfire was heard on Tuesday at an army base outside Mail's capital Bamako as the Norwegian Embassy and a security source said a possible military mutiny was under way. Local reside...
Aug 18, 2020
WHO calls for end to ‘vaccine nationalism’
GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries putting their own interests ahead of others in trying to ensure supplies of a possible coronavirus vaccine are making the pandemic worse, World Health Organization chief T...
Aug 18, 2020
Former Paris town hall deputy under inquiry over suspected rape
PARIS (Reuters) - The Paris public prosecutor said on Tuesday it had opened a preliminary inquiry over the suspected rape of a minor against former Paris City Hall deputy mayor Christophe Girard. "Fol...
Aug 18, 2020
Thai school ‘Hunger Games’ salute protests spread
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - Pupils at more than a dozen Thai high schools raised three-finger "Hunger Games" salutes during the national anthem on Tuesday in a sign of spreading support for...
Aug 18, 2020
Putin tells Merkel external intervention in Belarus would be unacceptable
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that any attempts to interfere in the domestic affairs of Belarus would be unacceptable, the Kremlin said on Tu...
Aug 18, 2020
