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Turkish police detain 27 people over links to Islamic State
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police said on Sunday they had detained 27 people with links to the Islamic State militant group whom they suspect were preparing for an attack. Police said they had learn...
Jul 19, 2020
Philippines records 58 coronavirus deaths, 2,241 new cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health department on Sunday reported 58 deaths related to COVID-19 and 2,241 additional infections of the new coronavirus. Total deaths now stand at 1,831, with 67,...
Jul 19, 2020
Germany's Merkel warns of summit failure on EU recovery fund
By Robin Emmott and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders may not reach a deal on a coronavirus stimulus plan on Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said as marathon negotiations...
Jul 19, 2020
Kuwait ruler had successful surgery, state news agency says
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's 91-year-old ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah underwent successful surgery on Sunday morning, his office said. Sheikh Sabah, who has ruled Kuwait since 2006, had be...
Jul 19, 2020
Hong Kong tightens coronavirus restrictions as new cases spike
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Non-essential Hong Kong civil servants will work from home from Monday as the global financial hub tightens social distancing restrictions further amid an escalating third wave o...
Jul 19, 2020
China's capital Beijing to lower COVID-19 response
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing will lower the emergency response level of the coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese capital to Level III from level II, an official from the municipal government told a pres...
Jul 19, 2020
Macron: will for EU summit compromise is there, but ambition must be high
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that there was a willingness to compromise for agreement on an economic recovery fund at the European Union's summit, but it should...
Jul 19, 2020
‘Ugly face’: U.S. and China trade barbs in Myanmar as South China Sea rift deepens
(Reuters) - China's embassy in Myanmar on Sunday accused the United States of "outrageously smearing" the country and driving a wedge with its Southeast Asian neighbors over the contested South China ...
Jul 19, 2020
Russia reports 6,109 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday reported 6,109 new cases and 95 more deaths from the coronavirus. The nationwide tally of infections has risen to 771,546 cases, Russia's coronavirus crisis respons...
Jul 19, 2020
Netanyahu's corruption trial resumes amid coronavirus protests
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's graft trial resumed on Sunday after a two-month break amid mounting protests over his alleged corruption and handling of the coronavir...
Jul 19, 2020
