Myanmar funeral services overwhelmed as COVID toll mounts
(Reuters) - Hundreds more bodies than usual are being taken for funerals every day in junta-ruled Myanmar as a new...
Democratic Republic of Congo court lifts former PM’s house arrest
(Repeats story, removing repeated fourth paragraph) KINSHASA (Reuters) -Former Congolese Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon has been freed from house...
UK police arrest four over racist abuse of England soccer players
LONDON (Reuters) - Four people have been arrested over online racist abuse aimed at members of the England soccer team...
Deadly flooding highlights need to speed up climate protection – Laschet
BERLIN (Reuters) - The deadly flooding in the western part of Germany that at least cost 19 people's lives shows...
Former Indonesian minister jailed for 5 years over lobster graft scandal
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Former Indonesian maritime affairs and fisheries minister Edhy Prabowo was sentenced by a court on Thursday to...
Two soldiers killed, three wounded in blast in southwest Pakistan
By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two Pakistani military officials were killed and three wounded when a bomb blew...
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Melbourne joins Sydney in lockdown The Australian...
Putin orders govt to help Belarus weather western sanctions: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's government to help Belarus weather western sanctions imposed during Minsk's crackdown...
Hungary still eligible for EU recovery funds: PM’s chief of staff
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary is eligible for recovery funds from the European Union and debates about a new child protection...
In blow to Poland, EU court adviser okays bloc’s copyright rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A key clause in EU copyright rules complies with the bloc's regulations, an adviser...
Bolivian parents go back to class to help their kids study online
EL ALTO, Bolivia (Reuters) - When the outbreak of COVID-19 shut their sons' school, Bolivian street vendors Angela Poma and...
TSMC chairman says nobody wants war over Taiwan as chip supplies too valuable
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Nobody wants to see a war over Taiwan because nobody wants to disrupt the crucial global supply...
Haitians protest, pay tribute as country grapples with president’s killing
By David Alire Garcia PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Scattered protests broke out in Haiti's capital on Wednesday as gasoline shortages added to...
Indonesia parliament passes revised autonomy law for restive Papua
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Kate Lamb JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament ratified on Thursday a new autonomy law...
Thailand says AstraZeneca asked to delay delivery of 61 million vaccine doses
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -AstraZeneca has asked Thailand to extend the timeline for the delivery of...
Analysis-When Erdogan’s Turkish economic miracle began failing
By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Five years after President Tayyip Erdogan saw off a coup, his chances of extending...
South Korea sends team to tackle coronavirus on anti-piracy ship
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea is sending a medical team to the Middle East to tackle a coronavirus...
Afghan neighbours wary of new refugee crisis as violence surges
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani meets regional leaders for talks in Uzbekistan on Thursday as...
Ethiopia conflict heats up as Amhara region vows to attack Tigray forces
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopia's war in the northern region of Tigray looked set to intensify on Wednesday...
Cuba lifts food, medicine customs restrictions after protests
By Sarah Marsh and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuba announced on Wednesday it was temporarily lifting restrictions on the amount...