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Chinese premier says cooperation with EU outweighs competition: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday that cooperation with the European Union outweighs competition and China is w…
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As Lebanon sinks into crisis, fear of crime grows
By Ellen Francis and Imad Creidi BEIRUT (Reuters) - Vincent al-Boustani's local council, in a small town north of Lebanon's capital, runs a…
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'Life is back once again': Saudi Arabia lifts three-month curfew
RIYADH (Reuters) - People in Saudi Arabia ventured out on Sunday night for the first time in three months to celebrate the end of a nationw…
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Threat of Brazil military coup unfounded, retired generals say
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Calls for Brazil's military to close Congress and the Supreme Court have screamed from banners at ma…
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Audemars Piguet springs open spiral watch museum
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss watch brand Audemars Piguet opens its new museum this week, hoping to attract visitors thanks to its unusual spira…
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Minibus drivers in South Africa strike over coronavirus funding
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Drivers of minibus taxis in South Africa's financial hub Gauteng went on strike on Monday to demand more financial…
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ICC prosecutors cite grave errors in Gbagbo acquittal at start of appeal
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) said "grave errors" were made in acquittal last year of former …
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France to step up monitoring of COVID-19 in Sarcelles near Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health authority said on Monday that it would be stepping up its monitoring of the presence of the COVID-19 vi…
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Bulgaria makes face masks compulsory again as virus cases rise
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria on Monday ordered residents to wear protective face masks again at all indoor public places after the Balkan cou…
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Kazakhstan to lock down city at weekend as COVID-19 cases jump
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan will impose a two-day lockdown in the northern city of Kostanay and four nearby towns next weekend after a ju…
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Russian prosecutor seeks six-year jail term for director who poked fun at authorities: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian prosecutors asked a court in Moscow on Monday to sentence prominent film and theatre director Kirill Serebrennik…
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Chinese bomber approaches Taiwan in latest fly-by near island
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese air force jets, including at least one bomber, briefly entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Monda…
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Australia's High Court says former judge sexually harassed six female staff
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - A former High Court of Australia judge was found to have sexually harassed six female staff, the court sai…
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Coronvirus pandemic has been exacerbated by politicisation: WHO
DUBAI (Reuters) - The global coronavirus pandemic has been exacerbated by polititicisation, the World Health Organization's director genera…