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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
Charges of contravening lockdown provisions against Implats executive dropped
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Impala Platinum's (Implats) said on Tuesday that charges relating to contraventions of lockdown rules against the chief executive of its Rustenburg operations h...
Aug 18, 2020
Merkel: Belarusian government must avoid violence and start national dialogue
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Tuesday about the situation in Belarus and made clear that the Belarusian government must avoid...
Aug 18, 2020
Lebanon tribunal begins reading verdict in Hariri bombing trial
Leidschendam, NETHERLANDS (Reuters) - A U.N.-backed court on Tuesday began reading the verdict in the case of four Hezbollah members charged with conspiracy to carry out the 2005 bombing that killed f...
Aug 18, 2020
