HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong tightened coronavirus restrictions on Sunday, nonessential public officials were told to work from home starting this week, as the global financial center reported a record number of daily cases. Hong Kong Executive Director Carrie Lam (C) wearing a protective mask speaks during a press …
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is seen at the Alvorada Palace, in the midst of the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brasilia, Brazil, on July 18, 2020.REUTERS / Adriano Machado SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that the blocking measures used to curb the spread …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is conducting military exercises to test its readiness for combat amid clashes between its ally Azerbaijan and Armenian forces, Russia’s Defense Minister told his Azeri counterpart on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu awaits a meeting of the Organizing Committee for Pobeda (Victoria) at …
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FILE PHOTO: Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah of Kuwait is seen during the Arab Summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 31, 2019. REUTERS / Hamad l Mohammed / File Photo KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s ruler, Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, 91, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday for …
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PARIS (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany and Italy on Saturday threatened for the first time to apply sanctions against countries that continued to violate a United Nations arms embargo against Libya. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called on “all …
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