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Putin says he has noted Joe Biden’s harsh anti-Russian rhetoric
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he had noted what he called harsh anti-Russian rhetoric from U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, but said he had bee...
Oct 07, 2020
Athens comes to standstill for Golden Dawn verdict
ATHENS (Reuters) - Thousands of people converged on Greece's main appeals court on Wednesday ahead of a ruling on whether the country's far-right Golden Dawn party was a criminal group. Holding banner...
Oct 07, 2020
Palestinian village installs cameras, accusing Israeli settlers of attacks
By Rami Ayyub and Mohammad Abu Ganeyeh KISAN, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians are installing a video surveillance system in a remote village in the occupied West Bank to keep an eye on nearby Israe...
Oct 07, 2020
Current COVID-19 measures are best way of dealing with virus, UK minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Local lockdowns and different restrictions across Britain are the best way for the country to deal with the coronavirus at the moment, trade minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday. As...
Oct 07, 2020
Japan budget requests hit record of $997 billion, fuelled by pandemic spending
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ministries have asked for a record $997 billion in initial budget for the next fiscal year, the finance ministry said, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's...
Oct 07, 2020
“I forgot”: Australia casino billionaire Packer explains share sale slip-up
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian billionaire James Packer said on Wednesday he "forgot" his casino firm Crown Resorts Ltd was banned from dealing with associates of Hong Kong's Stanley Ho w...
Oct 07, 2020
Lebanon’s president says consultations on new government start next week
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday parliamentary consultations to choose a new prime minister who will form the country's next government will begin on Oct. 15. Leban...
Oct 07, 2020
EU tussle over climate change ambition hots up after Parliament vote
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament has voted in favour of a legally binding target for the European Union to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030, against 1990 leve...
Oct 07, 2020
UK-EU deal ‘do-able’ says UK trade minister Truss
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's trade minister Liz Truss said a deal with the European Union over the pair's future trading relationship is "do-able" as the end of a transition period approaches. "A deal...
Oct 07, 2020
Russia touts test launch of hypersonic missile on Putin’s birthday
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has test launched its Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile and successfully hit a target in the Barents Sea, a senior commander told Vladimir Putin on the Russian leader's 68th ...
Oct 07, 2020
