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South Africa extends nightly curfew, limits gatherings as COVID-19 cases surge
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has extended its nightly curfew and limited the number of people at gatherings to slow the spread of COVID-19 as positive cases surge, President Cyril Ramaphosa s...
May 30, 2021
Egypt lifts coronavirus restrictions from June 1, cabinet says
CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt will lift restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, including easing the early closure of shops and restaurants, from Tuesday, the cabinet said. Since May 6, s...
May 30, 2021
Boko Haram militants kill 8 in southeastern Niger, says defence ministry
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Insurgents from the Islamist group Boko Haram killed four soldiers and four civilians in an attack on Niger's southeastern desert town of Diffa, the defence ministry said. At least ...
May 30, 2021
Thousands march in Colombia’s Bogota to demand end to protests, roadblocks
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Waving flags and dressed in white, thousands marched in Colombia's capital Bogota on Sunday to demand an end to protests and roadblocks, as well as to express supp...
May 30, 2021
Georgia’s opposition returns to parliament after months of boycott
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Georgia's largest opposition party United National Movement (UNM) said on Sunday it would return to the parliament after having boycotted it for seven months. "We have made a decisi...
May 30, 2021
Naftali Bennett: The right-wing millionaire who may end Netanyahu era
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Naftali Bennett, Israel's likely next prime minister, is a self-made tech millionaire who dreams of annexing most of the occupied West Bank. Bennett has said tha...
May 30, 2021
Tennis-Kvitova saves matchpoint to reach second round
PARIS (Reuters) - Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova survived a big scare against Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen in her opening round of the French Open, having to save a matchpoint en route to...
May 30, 2021
Italy reports 44 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, lowest daily tally since October
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 44 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, down from 83 the day before and the lowest figure since mid-October, while the daily tally of new infections also dropped to 2...
May 30, 2021
‘Real compromise’ on U.S. infrastructure bill possible – Republican senator
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiations with U.S. President Joe Biden over a potentially massive infrastructure investment package are inching forward even though disagreements remain ove...
May 30, 2021
Tennis-Thiem knocked out by Andujar in French Open first round
PARIS (Reuters) - Two-time runner-up Dominic Thiem was knocked out in the first round of the French Open by Spanish journeyman Pablo Andujar 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the first major upset of the claycou...
May 30, 2021
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