SYDNEY (Reuters) – The border between Australia’s two most populous states will be closed for an indefinite period from Tuesday as authorities rush to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Melbourne. People wearing face masks practice social distancing while waiting to enter an Apple store on …
Read More »Spain imposes the second local closure of coronavirus in two days
FILE PHOTO: A police officer reviews the documents of people traveling in vehicles at the entrance to Lleida after the government of Catalonia imposed new restrictions to control a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lleida , Spain, July 4, 2020. REUTERS / Nacho Doce / File Photo …
Read More »Indian soldiers unarmed and caught in Chinese clash, families say
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian soldiers who died in hand-to-hand combat with Chinese troops last month were unarmed and surrounded by a force majeure on a steep hill, Indian government sources said, two soldiers deployed to the area and the families of fallen men. FILE PHOTO: Protesters shout slogans as …
Read More »Israel says “not necessarily” behind all incidents at Iran’s nuclear sites
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s defense minister said Sunday that he is not “necessarily” behind every mysterious incident in Iran, after a fire at the Natanz nuclear site led some Iranian officials to say it was the result. of cyber sabotage. Israel, believed to be the region’s only nuclear power, has …
Read More »Prayers for the dead as young Myanmar jade miners cried
(Reuters) – College student Saw Myint Tun traveled hundreds of miles from his home in February to work in the jade mines of northern Myanmar in search of gems that could transform his family’s modest fortune. Family members pray next to a coffin containing the body of a victim after …
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