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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
Peking duck chain urges diners to eat less as China fights food waste
BEIJING (Reuters) - At popular Peking roast duck restaurant chain Quanjude in Beijing, staff have been passing on a new message to diners: do not order more than you can eat. The eatery is the latest ...
Aug 18, 2020
Lebanon tribunal judge: No evidence of involvement by Hezbollah leadership in Hariri’s killing
Leidschendam, NETHERLANDS (Reuters) - There is no evidence that the leadership of the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, or the Syrian government, were involved in the 2005 bombing that kille...
Aug 18, 2020
Possible mutiny under way outside Mali capital, say Norwegian Embassy and security source
BAMAKO (Reuters) - A possible military mutiny was under way on Tuesday outside Mail's capital Bamako, the Norwegian Embassy and a security source said. "The embassy has been notified of mutiny in the ...
Aug 18, 2020
Lukashenko, still in power in Belarus, rewards security forces as protests continue
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Alexander Lukashenko, the leader of Belarus, on Tuesday awarded medals "for impeccable service" to law enforcement officials who have helped him crack down on pro...
Aug 18, 2020
Gaza’s lone power plant shuts down amid tension with Israel
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza's lone power plant shut down on Tuesday, less than a week after Israel suspended fuel shipments to the Palestinian enclave over the launching of incendiary b...
Aug 18, 2020
