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U.S. plans to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as foreign terrorist group
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U.S. plans to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as foreign terrorist

By Aziz El Yaakoubi, Jonathan Landay, Matt Spetalnick RIYADH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, a move that diplomats and aid groups worry could threaten peace talks and complicate efforts to combat the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The decision to blacklist the […]

A night at India’s largest farmers’ protest
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A night at India’s largest farmers’ protest

A night at India’s largest farmers’ protest click on below link to see detail video A night at India’s largest farmers’ protest   India’s largest farmers’ protest is still under way – tens of thousands of farmers have been on strike since 26 November demanding the repeal of recent laws that they say will shrink […]

Pompeo: US to lift restrictions on contacts with Taiwan
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Pompeo: US to lift restrictions on contacts with Taiwan

The US is lifting long-standing restrictions on contacts between American and Taiwanese officials, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says. The “self-imposed restrictions” were introduced decades ago to “appease” the mainland Chinese government, which lays claim to the island, the US state department said in a statement. These rules are now “null and void”. The move […]

Indonesia Boeing 737 passenger plane crash site found, navy says
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Indonesia Boeing 737 passenger plane crash site found, navy says

Indonesian authorities say they have found the location where they believe a Boeing 737 passenger plane crashed into the sea shortly after take-off from the country’s capital Jakarta on Saturday. The Sriwijaya Air jet was carrying 62 people when it disappeared from radar four minutes into its journey to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province. On […]

U.S. judge overseeing Google case will sell mutual funds holding Alphabet stock
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U.S. judge overseeing Google case will sell mutual funds holding

By Reuters Staff WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The federal judge hearing the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust case against Google said on Friday he directed his financial advisers to immediately sell mutual funds he owns that hold stock of the search engine’s parent Alphabet Inc. Separately, Google said in a brief court filing that it would not […]

Philippines’ Catholics display devotion to Christ statue, pray for end of pandemic
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Philippines’ Catholics display devotion to Christ statue, pray for end

By Adrian Portugal, Eloisa Lopez MANILA (Reuters) – Thousands of Catholic devotees observed physical distancing as they queued for Saturday morning masses in the Philippine capital to celebrate a centuries-old black wooden statue of Jesus Christ believed to bring miracles to the faithful. With the coronavirus pandemic afflicting the country, authorities cancelled an annual procession of the […]

Mexican president sees political intrigue in rape claims against candidate
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Mexican president sees political intrigue in rape claims against candidate

By Reuters Staff MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday allegations of rape made against one of his party’s gubernatorial hopefuls appeared to be politically motivated, batting away suggestions that the candidacy be withdrawn. An ethics committee within the ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) has ordered an investigation into the […]