BAMAKO / LONDON (Reuters) – An important meeting on Saturday between Mali’s coups and West African regional bloc mediators seeking a return to civilian rule ended just 20 minutes later. Tuesday’s reversal of Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been condemned abroad but celebrated by many in a country struggling …
Read More »Canada and the United States could extend the ban on non-essential travel ban: sources
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and the United States are ready to extend the non-essential travel ban that was imposed to combat the coronavirus outbreak, although no final decision has been made, two Ottawa sources familiar with the matter said Monday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a press conference at …
Read More »Death toll exceeds 160 in collapse of Myanmar’s jade mine
Volunteers carry a coffin containing the body of a victim after a landslide at a mining site in Hpakant, Kachin State City, Myanmar, July 3, 2020. REUTERS / Stringer (Reuters) – The death toll from a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has risen above 160, with more …
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