COLOMBO, October 23 (Reuters): Sri Lankan lawmakers approved amendments to the constitution that strengthened the powers of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and took away parliament's role in making key ap
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Hackers sponsored by Russia have been trying to break into U.S. state and local government computer networks and in two instances were successful, U.S. government agencies said on Thursday - the seco
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Friday that Turkey had been testing the S-400 air defence systems that it bought from Russia and said U.S. objections on the issue did not matter
BANGKOK, October 23 (Reuters): One of the most prominent leaders of more than three months of anti-government protests in Thailand was freed on bail on Friday and pledged to keep up the campaign to remove
BRUSSELS, October 23 (Reuters): More than seven decades ago, their families were divided by war and hatred - Koenraad Tinel, the son of a Nazi sympathiser, and Simon Gronowski, a Holocaust survivor who los
KUALA LUMPUR, October 23 (Reuters): Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will ask the king to declare a state of emergency on Friday, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, a move that
LONDON, October 23 (Reuters): Researchers called on Friday for more research into using blood from recovered COVID-19 patients - or so-called convalescent plasma - as a potential treatment, after a small t
BRUSSELS, October 23 (Reuters): European Union environment ministers struck a deal on Friday to make the bloc's 2050 net zero emissions target legally binding, but left a decision on a 2030 emissions-cuttin
YANGON, October 23 (Reuters): After the first wave of coronavirus hit Myanmar in March, 36-year-old Ma Suu closed her salad stall and pawned her jewelry and gold to buy food to eat.
During the second wave, w
Kabul, October 23 (IANS): At least 20 Afghan security personnel were killed in a Taliban attack in Nimroz province, an official said on Friday.
The attack took place in Khashrod district on Thursday night, T
Washington, October 23 (IANS): Bernie Sanders, Senator from the US state of Vermont, has expressed hope to be a part of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's administration if the latter wins the Nove
Beijing, October 23 (IANS): China on Friday warned the UK against offering citizenship to Hong Kong residents and "immediately correct its mistakes" in order to avoid retaliatory measures.
In respo
Washington, October 23 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has increased to 41.5 million, while the deaths have soared to 1,135,880, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
As of Friday
New York, October 23 (IANS): US President Donald Trump has described India and its air as "filthy" during the last presidential debate with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden while discussing the env
KHARTOUM, October 22 (Reuters): Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is ready to proceed with normalizing relations with Israel once a yet-to-be-formed transitional parliament has approved the st
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Behind in opinion polls, U.S. President Donald Trump gets a late chance to make his case for re-election before a vast audience of Americans when he squares off against Democratic rival Joe Biden on
MOSCOW, October 22 (Reuters): Belarus's interior ministry said on Thursday that opposition protests were developing into a terrorist threat.
Belarus has seen more than two months of protests since a
KABUL, October 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Kabul is evicting thousands of roadside vendors, destroying pushcarts and removing hoardings as part of an ambitious drive to instill "urban discipline&
MADRID, October 22 (Reuters): Spain's health minister described a second wave of the coronavirus sweeping the county as "out of control" on Thursday as the government considered whether to fo
WASHINGTON, October 22 (Reuters): Senior U.S. intelligence officials have accused both Russia and Iran of trying to interfere with the 2020 presidential election, drawing swift denials from Moscow and Tehr