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Venezuela’s COVID-19 infections set to overwhelm testing capacity, says opposition adviser
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's rate of infection of COVID-19 is set to overwhelm its testing capacity, likely leading to an artificial flattening of the contagion curve, a lawmaker and medical advise...
Aug 17, 2020
New Zealand reports 13 new confirmed cases of coronavirus
(Reuters) - New Zealand on Tuesday reported 13 new confirmed cases of coronavirus for the last 24 hours compared with nine a day earlier as the Pacific nation battles to contain an outbreak in the big...
Aug 17, 2020
NHC says 60% chance of cyclone formation near Cape Verde islands
(Reuters) - A broad area of low pressure located about 700 miles (1,126.54 km) west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands has become better organized and has a 60% chance of becoming a cyclone in the ne...
Aug 17, 2020
Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes Samar, Philippines: EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck Samar, in the eastern Philippines on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake had a depth of 30 kilometers, EMS...
Aug 17, 2020
Scarred Lebanon braces for Hariri killing verdict
By Toby Sterling Leidschendam, NETHERLANDS (Reuters) - Judges at the U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon are set to rule on Tuesday in the case of four Hezbollah members charged with conspiracy t...
Aug 17, 2020
U.S., Colombia to bring $5 billion in investment to rural areas
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The United States and Colombia will work together to bring new investment to rural areas of the South American country, officials said on Monday, as Colombia's president reiterated ...
Aug 17, 2020
Brazil Economy Minister Paulo Guedes not about to resign: sources
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has no intention of resigning, two sources from the economic team told Reuters, in an attempt to quash rising speculation t...
Aug 17, 2020
Canadian finance minister to hold news conference at 7:15 ET
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau will hold a news conference on Monday evening, according to a statement from the finance ministry, amid reports of a clash between him and Pri...
Aug 17, 2020
Australia’s Victoria reports 222 coronavirus cases, 17 deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state of Victoria on Tuesday reported 17 deaths from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a day after recording its deadliest day of the pandem...
Aug 17, 2020
Brazil reports 19,373 new coronavirus cases, deaths top 108,000
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil reported 19,373 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 684 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday. Brazi...
Aug 17, 2020
