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Turkey’s total coronavirus cases rise to over 250,000: health ministry
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's total number of coronavirus cases rose to more than 250,000, with 1,233 new cases identified in the past 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Monday, as the death toll ...
Aug 17, 2020
U.S. imposes sanctions on four Ugandans over adoption scam
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on four Ugandans on Monday, including two judges, accusing them of participating in a fraudulent adoption scam, the U.S. T...
Aug 17, 2020
Lebanese leaders’ response to reform calls ‘disappointing’, says U.N. official
By Ghaida Ghantous and Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - Warnings by Western officials over the need for reforms in Lebanon had often been met with disappointing responses by the country's political le...
Aug 17, 2020
Nigeria to reopen airports for international flights from August 29: aviation minister
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria will reopen its airports for international flights beginning on Aug. 29, its aviation minister said on Monday. The airports have been closed since March 23 to all but essenti...
Aug 17, 2020
Shock at German policeman’s knee-on-neck arrest
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has begun an investigation after video emerged of police detaining a minor by kneeling on his neck, recalling the arrest of African-American George Floyd whose death prompte...
Aug 17, 2020
Saudi Jazan civil defence says Yemen’s Houthis fired projectile at border village: state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Jazan civil defence said on Monday that a military projectile was fired by Yemen's Houthi group at a border village, causing no casualties or injuries, Saudi state TV ...
Aug 17, 2020
Kuwaiti emir’s health continues to improve: cabinet tweet quotes PM
CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait's prime minister told the cabinet on Monday the health of the 91-year old emir was continuing to improve, according to a cabinet tweet. Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah is ...
Aug 17, 2020
The bookish Thai rights lawyer who challenged the king
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - The deafening cheer for Anon Nampa at Thailand's biggest demonstration in years underlined the bookish human rights lawyer's emergence at the forefront of a yout...
Aug 17, 2020
Philippines promises ‘refreshed’ coronavirus approach as capital exits strict lockdown
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday eased the strict coronavirus lockdown in and around the capital Manila as his government promised a "refreshed" approach to fighting C...
Aug 17, 2020
U.S. concerned over neo-Nazi groups after Hungarian rainbow flags torn down
By Krisztina Fenyo and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Budapest warned on Monday that neo-Nazi groups should not be tolerated after two rainbow flags were torn down from munici...
Aug 17, 2020
