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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
UAE coast guard boats engage eight fishing boats: state news agency WAM
CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' Coast guards tried on Monday to stop eight fishing boats which violated the state's territorial waters northwest of Sir Bu Nu'Ayr island, state news agency ...
Aug 17, 2020
Brazil’s Aurora agrees to test 11,000 workers for coronavirus, labor prosecutors say
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's third largest pork and poultry processor, Central Cooperativa Aurora Alimentos has agreed to test 11,000 workers for the novel coronavirus, labor prosecutors in Santa Ca...
Aug 17, 2020
Another resignation from Brazil’s economy ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Undersecretary for Macroeconomic Policy Vladimir Kuhl Teles has resigned, according to an announcement in the Official Gazette on Monday, the latest in a string of resign...
Aug 17, 2020
Former CIA officer arrested and charged with spying for China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Central Intelligence Agency officer was arrested and charged with spying for China, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. The Justice Department in a statement sa...
Aug 17, 2020
Chile shuts down street vendors’ mall after COVID-19 lockdown easing brings crowds
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The Chilean authorities shut down a mall in downtown Santiago on Monday morning after hundreds of people crowded into the precinct to buy merchandise to sell, jus...
Aug 17, 2020
Petroperú says indigenous COVID-19 protesters agree to leave pipeline station
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian state-owned oil firm Petroperu said on Monday that it had regained control of one of its pipeline stations that was invaded almost two weeks ago by a group of...
Aug 17, 2020
Hungary’s government and Rheinmetall to produce armored fighting vehicles in Hungary
(Reuters) - The Hungarian government and German defence company Rheinmetall have agreed to set up a joint venture to produce Lynx armored fighting vehicles in Hungary, the government said in a stateme...
Aug 17, 2020
