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Venezuela oil minister says he has recovered from COVID-19
(Reuters) - Venezuelan oil minister Tareck El Aissami said on Wednesday he had recovered from the novel coronavirus, a month after he tested positive for COVID-19. El Aissami, who is also the OPEC nat...
Aug 12, 2020
German agency does not expect COVID vaccine in autumn, withdraws report
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's public health agency does not expect a COVID-19 vaccine to be available by the autumn, an agency spokeswoman said, withdrawing a report it issued earlier on Wednesday, whi...
Aug 12, 2020
UK Royal Air Force sends plane to help monitor migrant crossings
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Air Force has sent a maritime patrol aircraft to help support border control operations in the English Channel after an increase in migrants seeking to cross from Fr...
Aug 12, 2020
UK’s COVID-19 official death toll lowered to 41,329 after methodology change
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's official death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic was lowered by over 5,000 on Wednesday as the government adopted a new way of counting fatalities after concerns were raised...
Aug 12, 2020
Russia detains YouTube blogger, accuses him of breaching secrets law
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian YouTube blogger who makes videos of industrial sites and abandoned facilities was arrested earlier this month on a charge of illegally obtaining and disseminating state se...
Aug 12, 2020
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
