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Funeral of mayor of South Korean capital held amid allegations of sexual abuse
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Friends, family and colleagues attended the small funeral Monday for the longtime mayor of Seoul, one of the country's most prominent elected officials, who leaves a ...
Syndicated Content Jul 13, 2020
'They needed people': Brazil volunteers step up to test COVID-19 vaccine
By Eduardo Simes SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Luiz Augusto Rizzo, 29, is no specialist in infectious diseases, but he is part of perhaps the most important scientific endeavor in the world today: the hunt fo...
Syndicated Content Jul 14, 2020
Ecuador teen teaches class under a tree for kids without internet
By Santiago Arcos GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (Reuters) - An Ecuadorean teenager has set up an improvised school under a tree in a poor neighbourhood of northern Guayaquil for some 40 students who haven't been...
Syndicated Content Jul 14, 2020
Lyft to provide drivers with partition shields as coronavirus protection
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Lyft Inc said on Friday it would distribute some 60,000 vehicle partition shields to its most-active drivers as a protection against the coronavirus and begin selling the cu...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2020
House Democrats press U.S. Postal Service on plans to delay mail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Democrats on a House Oversight Committee wrote to the new postmaster general on Monday to press him on reports the service was prepared to delay mail delivery if needed t...
Syndicated Content Jul 20, 2020
U.S. Homeland Security confirms three units sent paramilitary officers to Portland
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection arm confirmed on Tuesday it has deployed officers from three paramilitary-style units ...
Syndicated Content Jul 21, 2020
Lebanon needs comprehensive, equitable reforms in many areas, IMF says
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund remains in discussions with Lebanon about possible financing arrangements, an IMF spokesman said on Thursday, adding that it was...
Syndicated Content Jun 18, 2020
Discord thwarts U.N. nuclear watchdog’s plans for virtual Iran meeting
VIENNA (Reuters) - Opposition led by China to a planned resolution rebuking Iran at the U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation board has forced it to call an in-person session after four days of meeting on...
Syndicated Content Jun 18, 2020
U.S. counterspy gives rare warning on foreign meddling in U.S. election
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters should be on high alert for foreign interference in the Nov. 3 U.S. election, the U.S. counterintelligence agency chief said on Friday in a rare warning...
Syndicated Content Jul 24, 2020
Motor racing: Face masks and no fans: How F1's 'new normal' will look
LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One starts its season in Austria this week with teams, drivers and fans coming to terms with the 'new normal' as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following details som...
Syndicated Content Jun 29, 2020
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