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New Zealand city of Auckland prepares for lockdown as mystery COVID cases emerge
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealanders on Wednesday scrambled to stock up on essentials as the country's biggest city prepared to go into lockdown again, following new cases of the cor...
Aug 11, 2020
U.S. attempts to win more support with streamlined bid to extend Iran arms embargo
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States streamlined its bid on Tuesday to get the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran, a move that could win Washington more supp...
Aug 11, 2020
Germany issues travel warning for Madrid due to coronavirus
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has extended a partial travel warning for Spain to the capital of Madrid and the Basque region due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The foreig...
Aug 11, 2020
Colombian electoral commission launches probe of Duque campaign
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's national electoral commission said on Tuesday it has launched a preliminary investigation into President Ivan Duque, his Democratic Center party and officials from his 20...
Aug 11, 2020
Mali protests resume as thousands call for president to resign
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets of Mali's rainy capital Bamako on Tuesday renewing calls for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to step down despite international mediation ef...
Aug 11, 2020
Canada’s Trudeau says he has confidence in finance minister after report of policy clash
By David Ljunggren and Fergal Smith OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said he had "full confidence" in Finance Minister Bill Morneau amid reports of a clash ...
Aug 11, 2020
Yemen president Hadi to head to U.S. for medical treatment, sources say
ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi will leave Saudi Arabia and head to the United States for medical treatment early on Wednesday, two sources close to the matter told Reuters o...
Aug 11, 2020
India raids Chinese entities for money laundering
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian tax authorities raided the premises of a few Chinese entities and their associates for money laundering, according to an official statement late on Tuesday, adding to New ...
Aug 11, 2020
Lebanon registers record number of daily COVID-19 cases
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon on Tuesday announced a record daily number of over 300 COVID-19 infections and seven deaths from the virus as the country grapples with the aftermath of the Beirut port expl...
Aug 11, 2020
Dutch government orders mandatory quarantine after coronavirus exposure: NOS
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government plans to order mandatory quarantine for people who are known to have been exposed to the coronavirus, national broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday, citing a ...
Aug 11, 2020
