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Taiwan says discussing purchase of U.S. mines, cruise missiles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taiwan is in discussions with the United States on acquiring underwater sea mines to deter amphibious landings as well as cruise missiles for coastal defense, Taiwan's de facto ...
Aug 12, 2020
Thailand’s king swears in cabinet, silent on demands for royal reform
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn swore in a new cabinet on Wednesday, calling for "order and peace" but without mentioning recent anti-government student protests that have urge...
Aug 12, 2020
Syria’s Assad says new U.S. sanctions are part of drive to ‘choke’ Syrians
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Wednesday that sweeping new U.S. sanctions amounted to a new stage of economic warfare against his government and were part of Washington's l...
Aug 12, 2020
Last year was one of three warmest on record, researchers find
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Last year was one of the three warmest on record, with glaciers melting, sea levels rising and a spate of wildfires, heatwaves and droughts, research published in t...
Aug 12, 2020
Hungary commits to air defence missiles from Raytheon in $1 billion deal
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary on Wednesday signed a declaration of intent to buy air defence missiles from U.S. arms manufacturer Raytheon Technologies, Hungarian state news agency MTI reported, citing...
Aug 12, 2020
Israel says it thwarted foreign cyber attack on defence industry
By Rami Ayyub TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it thwarted a cyber attack on its defence industry by a hacking group known as Lazarus, which the United States says is run by North Korean ...
Aug 12, 2020
Mauritius tourism, reeling from COVID, now hit by oil spill
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tourist operators in Mauritius fear that an oil spill from a Japanese ship will further damage their businesses, already reeling from the coronavirus epidemic, and could cost jobs ...
Aug 12, 2020
Russia says medics to get anti-COVID shots in two weeks, some Russians wary
By Lev Sergeev and Peter Scott MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of the world's first COVID-19 vaccine would be rolled out within two weeks and rejected as "groundless" safet...
Aug 12, 2020
Economic clout makes China tougher challenge for U.S. than Soviet Union was – Pompeo
By Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) - China's global economic power makes the communist country in some ways a more difficult foe to counter than the Soviet Union during the Cold War, U.S. Secretary of ...
Aug 12, 2020
WHO seeking $76 million for Lebanon after Beirut blast, concerned about coronavirus
CAIRO (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday it had appealed for $76 million in aid for Lebanon after last week's massive explosion in Beirut destroyed or damaged hospitals,...
Aug 12, 2020
