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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
‘We must go on,’ says Lebanese designer Elie Saab after blast
By Ayat Basma and Charlotte Bruneau BEIRUT (Reuters) - It felt like an eternity rather than just a few minutes as haute couture fashion designer Elie Saab scrambled to make sure his 200 staff members,...
Aug 18, 2020
Pro-democracy Milk Tea Alliance brews in Asia
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Yanni Chow BANGKOK/HONG KONG (Reuters) - As Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates voiced support for Thai anti-government protests at the weekend, they used the hashtag #Mil...
Aug 18, 2020
Indonesia reports 1,673 new coronavirus infections, 70 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 1,673 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian nation to 143,043, data from the country's health ministry...
Aug 18, 2020
Philippines reports 4,836 new coronavirus cases, seven deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 4,836 novel coronavirus infections, the seventh straight day of reporting more than 3,000 cases, and seven additional deaths. I...
Aug 18, 2020
