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Analysis: Gaza truce shifts focus to Egypt’s regional role
By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's work to broker and secure a truce in the Gaza Strip this month has thrust it into the diplomatic spotlight, prompting top-level reengagement from Washington an...
May 30, 2021
Taiwan reports further rise in domestic COVID-19 cases
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan reported 355 domestic COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 89 cases added to the totals for days over recent days as it continues to readjust its infection numbers following d...
May 30, 2021
End of Netanyahu era could be in the cards in Israeli political drama
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel was gripped by political drama on Sunday over the possibly imminent end of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's record run as the country's leader. After ...
May 30, 2021
NBA roundup: Bucks advance, finish off sweep of Heat
Giannis Antetokounmpo posted just the third triple-double in Milwaukee Bucks playoff history, helping his team complete a four-game sweep of their Eastern Conference first-round series with a 120-103 ...
May 30, 2021
Vietnam’s business hub Ho Chi Minh introduces two weeks of social distancing measures
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's business hub Ho Chi Minh City will begin social distancing measures in the city for 15 days starting from May 31 in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, s...
May 30, 2021
MLB roundup: Giants topple Dodgers to stay hot on road
Wilmer Flores had three hits in his return from the injured list while Donovan Solano and Evan Longoria hit home runs, as the San Francisco Giants rolled to an 11-6 victory Saturday over the host Los ...
May 30, 2021
First blind Chinese mountaineer climbs Mount Everest
MOUNT EVEREST, Nepal (Reuters) - The 46-year old Chinese Zhang Hong has scaled the tallest peak in the world from the Nepal side, becoming the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to cli...
May 30, 2021
One crew feared dead after Japanese cargo ship collision – media
TOKYO (Reuters) - A crew member of a Japanese cargo ship was feared dead on Sunday after he was recovered near a vessel that had capsized and sunk following a collision in domestic waters, local media...
May 29, 2021
India reports 3,460 more COVID-19 deaths, over 165,000 new infections
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India on Sunday reported its lowest daily rise in new coronavirus infections in 46 days at 165,553 cases during the previous 24 hours, while deaths rose by 3,460. The South Asian na...
May 29, 2021
Australia’s Victoria state reports 5 COVID-19 cases on day 3 of lockdown
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state reported five new local COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including in a worker at a Melbourne aged care facility where not all of the residents...
May 29, 2021
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