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MILAN (Reuters) – Italian authorities have begun an investigation into rocketing online prices for hygienic masks and sanitizing gels following the coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy, two senior magistrates said … Read More

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned China’s ambassador to Sweden to demand the release Chinese-born Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, a day after he was sentenced to 10 … Read More

By Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States wants Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to defer his second-term inauguration over concerns it could inflame an election feud … Read More

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Two more people infected with the new coronavirus have died, taking the toll in Iran to 16, officials said on Tuesday, as Iranians worried … Read More

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday he was reviving Israel’s most contentious settlement plan, a proposal that opponents say would split the West Bank, cut off … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth visited the headquarters of Britain’s MI5 domestic spy agency on Tuesday to thank the country’s spies for defending the realm. “I would like to take … Read More

By Joseph Sipalan, Rozanna Latiff and A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Four Malaysian parties on Tuesday rejected veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad’s proposal for a unity government that could have … Read More

By Khalil Ashawi ATMEH, Syria (Reuters) – Syrian government forces are advancing closer to the displaced persons camp where Adnan Abdelkarim and his family have taken shelter along the Turkish … Read More

By Ali Kucukgocmen HASANKEYF, Turkey (Reuters) – Every day hundreds of people gather on the banks of the Tigris river in southeast Turkey to watch a 12,000-year-old town disappearing before … Read More

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. and South Korean militaries said on Monday they are considering scaling back joint training because of mounting concerns about the coronavirus, in … Read More