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By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia's New South Wales state reported its biggest daily rise in locally acquired coronavirus infections...

Biden presses Putin to act on ransomware attacks, hints at retaliation

By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden increased pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin on...

Honduran police arrest five after mob of 600 lynches Italian man

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran police on Friday arrested five suspects for their role in killing an Italian man, who was...

Tajikistan earthquake kills five-emergency committee

(Reuters) -An earthquake in Tajikistan killed five people, the Tajik emergency situations committee said on Saturday, with the epicentre of...

Malaysia, 1MDB seeking more than $5.6 billion in damages from KPMG partners

(Corrects headline and paragraphs 1 and 11 to refer to KPMG partners, not KPMG PLT) By Rozanna Latiff and Liz...

Heavy rain hits southern Japan, over 120,000 ordered to evacuate – NHK

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan issued evacuation requests to more than 120,000 residents in some southern prefectures due to heavy rain...

S.Korea reports third consecutive record high new COVID-19 cases -KDCA

By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea posted its highest-ever number of new daily COVID-19 infections in the last 24...

Mexican magnate wanted for tax fraud has left country, govt says

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A prominent Mexican businessman who faces tax fraud charges left Mexico earlier this year, the government...

Why were Colombian ex-soldiers in Haiti? Experts say they are popular mercenaries

By Luis Jaime Acosta and Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - Highly-trained Colombian soldiers left at a loose end after...

Haiti’s senate says its head should replace assassinated president

HAVANA (Reuters) - Haiti's senate, which currently comprises just a third of its usual 30 senators, nominated on Friday its...

Irish government support slumps in Dublin by-election

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Support for the party of Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin collapsed to under 5% in a parliamentary...

Biden to host Germany’s Merkel at White House next Thursday – White House

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will host a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel next Thursday...

Kidnapped Nigerian students freed after ransom paid – school, parent

By Garba Muhammad KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Six students and two officials who were kidnapped last month from a school...

Residents of Canadian town destroyed by record-breaking fire return for glimpse of homes

By Jennifer Gauthier LYTTON, British Columbia (Reuters) - Residents of Lytton, British Columbia, were able to see the remains of...

Brazil prosecutors seek final settlement over Samarco dam disaster

By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Federal prosecutors in Brazil are seeking a definitive settlement with miner Samarco and...

Arab countries pledge aid as Tunisia struggles with COVID pandemic

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Several countries promised to help Tunisia fight the coronavirus on Friday as the north...

Moroccan court sentences striking dissident journalist to five years in jail

CASABLANCA, Morocco (Reuters) - A Moroccan court in Casablanca on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Moroccan dissident journalist...

Mexico prosecutors open probe into personal wealth of ex-minister

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The Mexican attorney general's office said on Friday it had launched a criminal investigation into suspected illicit...

Brazil 2022 election will take place; ‘It’s that simple,’ says Senate president