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Hong Kong, world’s most visited city, faces tourism bust
World
November 20, 2020
Hong Kong, world’s most visited city, faces tourism bust
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hundreds of parked tour buses are gathering dust at a northern Hong Kong container port, having…
Peru’s youth has taken down a president. Now they want more
World
November 19, 2020
Peru’s youth has taken down a president. Now they want more
LIMA (Reuters) – Grace Yarango is only 18 and she’s already helped take down a president. Now she – and…
Israelis protest EU delegation’s visit to planned settlement
Middle East
November 16, 2020
Israelis protest EU delegation’s visit to planned settlement
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli protesters shouted down a group of European diplomats on Monday who were visiting the site of…
Peru now has no president as crisis takes chaotic turn
World
November 16, 2020
Peru now has no president as crisis takes chaotic turn
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Who is the president of Peru? That answer to that question early Monday was no one.…
Trump supporters morning protests turn into violent clashes
World
November 15, 2020
Trump supporters morning protests turn into violent clashes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several thousand supporters of President Donald Trump in Washington protested election results and then hailed Trump’s passing…
Polisario accuses Morocco of breaking truce, ‘igniting war’
Middle East
November 13, 2020
Polisario accuses Morocco of breaking truce, ‘igniting war’
RABAT/ALGIERS (Reuters) – The Polisario group seeking independence for Western Sahara on Friday accused Morocco of breaking their nearly three-decade…
Peru protests build as interim president calls for calm
World
November 13, 2020
Peru protests build as interim president calls for calm
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian interim President Manuel Merino called for calm as he swore in his new cabinet on Thursday…
US plans sanctions on Iranians for violence against protesters, sources say
Middle East
November 10, 2020
US plans sanctions on Iranians for violence against protesters, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is expected to impose sanctions as early as next week on Iranians involved in…
Protester killed in southern Iraq as tensions flare again
Middle East
November 7, 2020
Protester killed in southern Iraq as tensions flare again
BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi security forces opened fire during clashes with hundreds of protesters in the southern city of…
Ethiopian air strikes in Tigray will continue, says PM, as civil war risks grow
World
November 7, 2020
Ethiopian air strikes in Tigray will continue, says PM, as civil war risks grow
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian jets bombed the Tigray region on Friday and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged more air…