News Archives for World - 2021-02-09

Biden will 'walk, not run' on trade deals as Sino-U.S. tension lingers

(Reuters) - Sino-U.S. ties will stay tense as U.S. President Joe Biden is unlikely to rush into new deals with the world’s second largest economy or reduce tariffs on China, even if he is willing to re-engage with multilateral trade, economists and strategists said.

Iran's spy chief says Tehran could seek nuclear arms if 'cornered' by West

The remarks made in a television interview are a rare suggestion that Iran might have...

Iraq hangs five men convicted of terrorism, sources say

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Tuesday hanged five people convicted of terrorism charges, local security officials said.

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UK looking at tougher testing for international arrivals, minister says

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is looking at tougher testing for all international arrivals while they are in quarantine but no final decision has yet been taken, Environment Secretary George Eustice said on Tuesday.

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Myanmar police fire into the air, use water cannons to quell protests

(Reuters) - Myanmar police fired gunshots into the air and used water cannons on Tuesday as protesters across the country defied bans on big gatherings to show their opposition to a military coup that halted a tentative transition to democracy.The Feb. 1 coup and detention of elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has brought the largest demonstrations in more than a decade and a growing civil disobedience movement affecting hospitals, schools and government offices.

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