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By Babak Dehghanpisheh DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian authorities uncovered a stash of hoarded medical supplies including millions of gloves as deaths from its coronavirus epidemic hit 66 including a senior … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked officials to “establish the facts” by launching an inquiry into allegations of bullying against interior minister Priti Patel, senior minister … Read More

BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyz riot police used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannon to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters who approached the government headquarters in the capital Bishkek on … Read More

By Hyonhee Shin and Ju-min Park SEOUL/GAPYEONG, South Korea (Reuters) – The founder of the church at the center of South Korea’s coronavirus outbreak apologized on Monday after one of … Read More

By Ulf Laessing and Ahmed Aboulenein BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s acting prime minister said on Monday he was standing down from most of his duties and called for early elections, … Read More

By Steve Stecklow LONDON (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies, which for years has denied violating American trade sanctions on Iran, produced internal company records in 2010 that show it was … Read More

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Monday signed a law that strengthens existing legislation against femicide, expanding the definition to include the killing of non-married partners and boosting … Read More

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Monday confirmed at least 19 new coronavirus cases, bringing the number of infections in the country to 980, including passengers who caught the pathogen on … Read More

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s president Xi Jinping said that a series of national clinical research centers would be set up to help contain the coronavirus outbreak, state television CCTV reported … Read More

By Isabel Lerouge and Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) – The Louvre museum in Paris shut its doors to art lovers and tourists for a second day on Monday after … Read More