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Norway and Britain negotiators in Brexit talks Thursday: Norway Foreign Ministry
OSLO (Reuters) - Chief negotiators from Norway and Britain met for the first time since Britain's exit from the European Union to discuss the future relationship of the two countries, Norway's Foreign...
May 07, 2020
Factbox: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sports events around the world
(Reuters) - Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic: SOCCER * The German Bundesliga season will restart on May...
May 07, 2020
Portugal widens social security support, simplifies some benefits
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal widened social security support for informal workers, those at risk of extreme poverty and managers of small enterprises on Thursday, the first measures announced since the...
May 07, 2020
Lesotho’s king assents to bill limiting PM Thabane’s powers
MASERU (Reuters) - The king of Lesotho, Letsie III, has assented to legislation that prevents Prime Minister Thomas Thabane from dissolving parliament and calling an election in the event of a vote of...
May 07, 2020
Boxing: Sugar Ray Leonard survives lockdown with remote AA meetings
By Andrew Downie (Reuters) - Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard was used to spending months in isolation preparing for fights but the retired world champion has said one of the ways he stays sane through the cor...
May 07, 2020
Canada’s Brookfield plans to invest $5 billion in struggling retailers
(Reuters) - Canada's Brookfield Asset Management Inc said on Thursday it plans to invest $5 billion to revive retailers at a time when the industry is struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The asse...
May 07, 2020
Russian historian of Stalin-era crimes denied bail amid coronavirus outbreak in jail
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Thursday denied bail to Yuri Dmitriev, a historian who angered officials by shining a light on Stalin-era crimes, rejecting calls to free him from custody due to ...
May 07, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says must get economy back on track as soon as possible
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that some states went too far in their social isolation measures to combat coronavirus, and that the steps must be taken as soon...
May 07, 2020
Palestinian boy braves surgery alone during coronavirus closure in Israel
HIZME CHECKPOINT, West Bank (Reuters) - Heart surgery is a trial for anyone, and especially for a young child. It was even harder for Hamza Ali Mohammad, as the two-year-old Palestinian had to undergo...
May 07, 2020
Canadian dollar seen recouping some losses if global economy starts healing: Reuters poll
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar will regain some lost ground over the coming year along with a potential recovery in the price of oil and in the global economy after it was cri...
May 07, 2020
