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Australia’s Victoria reports 278 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria on Thursday said eight people had died from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, a day after recording the deadliest day of the p...
Aug 12, 2020
Passengers from mainland China to be allowed temporary transit through Hong Kong
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hong Kong International Airport said on Thursday that passengers from mainland China would be able to transit through Hong Kong to other destinations from Aug. 15 until Oct. 15, in ...
Aug 12, 2020
Saudi Arabian King Salman arrives in NEOM for rest and relaxation: state news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in the NEOM economic zone on Wednesday for a period of rest and relaxation, according to state news agency SPA. The 84-year-old king h...
Aug 12, 2020
China’s Houston consulate had long been on FBI radar: Justice Department official
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's consulate in Houston had long been on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's radar as a base for Chinese efforts to steal U.S. intellectual property, th...
Aug 12, 2020
Peru president bans family gatherings, extends lockdowns, as coronavirus infections spike
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Martn Vizcarra on Wednesday banned family gatherings and extended lockdowns to five more regions of the country amid a fresh spike in cases of the n...
Aug 12, 2020
PM Johnson to talk up UK unity on Northern Ireland visit
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Northern Ireland on Thursday to talk up the strength of union between Britain's constituent nations and promise a strong rebound from the cor...
Aug 12, 2020
German prosecutors probe possible death of suspended Volkswagen employee
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Braunschweig, Germany, on Wednesday said they were investigating the death of a man found in a burned-out car on Monday to determine whether there were any links t...
Aug 12, 2020
Pompeo says he warned Lavrov against offering bounties for U.S. soldiers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said he warned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that there would be "an enormous price to pay" if Moscow is offering bounti...
Aug 12, 2020
German prosecutors appeal for public help in tracing Wirecard boss
BERLIN (Reuters) - German prosecutors appealed on television on Wednesday for help in tracking down Jan Marsalek, a former boss of collapsed payments company Wirecard, and issued a wanted notice for a...
Aug 12, 2020
France to bolster Mediterranean military presence over Turkish prospecting
PARIS (Reuters) - France will increase its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, calling on Turkey to halt oil and gas exploration in disputed wa...
Aug 12, 2020
