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Uzbekistan pushes back against Russian criticism over language policy
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan on Monday pushed back against Russian criticism of its plans to enforce the use of the Uzbek language in the civil service, in a rare rebuke of Moscow by Tashkent amid ...
May 18, 2020
Coronavirus ‘not a pandemic in Pakistan’ says top court, ordering curbs lifted
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the government on Monday to lift some of the remaining restrictions imposed on business to halt the spread of the coronavirus, ev...
May 18, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 1,480,349 coronavirus cases, 89,407 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 1,480,349 cases of the coronavirus, and said the number of deaths had risen to 89,407. Over the weekend, the CD...
May 18, 2020
Russian central bank says inflation could accelerate from current 3.1%
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank said on Monday that annual inflation could increase from its current level of 3.1% but that it expected disinflationary effects to gain momentum later this yea...
May 18, 2020
JPMorgan fills senior leadership roles after February makeover
By Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON (Reuters) - JPMorgan has made a number of changes in senior positions in its investment bank in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region to support a February resh...
May 18, 2020
Israel’s outgoing defence minister says Iran starting to withdraw from Syria
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Iran has begun withdrawing its forces from Syria, Israel's outgoing defence minister said on Monday, without offering any evidence to support his assertion. Naftali Bennett also ...
May 18, 2020
Russia hopes to start COVID-19 vaccine trials soon – health minister
GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia has taken measures to prevent "exponential growth" of the coronavirus epidemic and hopes to start clinical trials of a vaccine within weeks, its health minister said on Monda...
May 18, 2020
U.S. envoy to hold talks with Taliban, Afghan officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad headed for Doha and Kabul on Sunday for talks with Taliban representatives and senior Afghan officials, the U.S. Sta...
May 18, 2020
France reports more coronavirus deaths, raising total to 28,239
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities reported 131 new coronavirus deaths on Monday, or a slowing increase of 0.5%, bringing the total to 28,239, still the fourth-highest in the world behind the...
May 18, 2020
Czechs may allow easy travel to and from coronavirus-safe countries from June 8
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic is planning to ease travel between the central European country and other countries deemed safe from risks of coronavirus from June 8, Health Minister Adam Vojtec...
May 18, 2020
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