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Bougainville’s youth pursue break from bloody past at presidential vote
By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - Young people in the South Pacific islands of Bougainville are seizing the opportunity to help reshape the future of the autonomous region of Papua New Guinea as ...
Aug 11, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls surging Amazon fires a ‘lie’
By Jake Spring and Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling it a "lie," despite...
Aug 11, 2020
Hospitals, expats blast Trump plan to block U.S. citizens over coronavirus
By Kristina Cooke and Laura Gottesdiener LOS ANGELES/MONTERREY (Reuters) - A Southern California-area hospital system, immigrant advocacy groups and Americans living in Mexico criticized on Tuesday a ...
Aug 11, 2020
Struggling live-event workers protest in Lisbon to save pandemic-hit sector
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) - Banging on their flight cases, hundreds of struggling live-event workers took over one of Lisbon's main squares Tuesday night to urge the count...
Aug 11, 2020
New Zealand parliament dissolution delayed following COVID-19 outbreak, local broadcaster 1NEWS says
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The dissolution of New Zealand's parliament to make way for a general election has been delayed following the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the country, local bro...
Aug 11, 2020
Colombia tops 400,000 coronavirus cases, deaths close to 13,500
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia topped 400,000 confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, as deaths climb toward 13,500 and intensive care units in the capital Bogota remain near capacity. The Andean country...
Aug 11, 2020
Violence grips Bengaluru over a Facebook post: local media
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Violent protests gripped parts of the southern Indian city of Bengaluru late on Tuesday after thousands of protesters took to the streets over a provocative social media post abo...
Aug 11, 2020
Brazil registers 1,274 new coronavirus deaths, now totaling 103,026
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday registered 1,274 new coronavirus deaths, bringing the total death toll to 103,026, the health ministry said. Overall, confirmed cases rose by 52,160 to 3,1...
Aug 11, 2020
Iraq cancels Turkish Defense minister visit, summons ambassador: statement
CAIRO (Reuters) - Iraq cancelled on Tuesday the Turkish defence minister's visit to the country which was scheduled for Thursday, Iraq's foreign ministry said in a statement. The ministry also summone...
Aug 11, 2020
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
