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German Machinery Industry Sees Big Production Drop This Year
A group representing Germany's machinery industry said Tuesday it expects production to drop 17% this year as the sector struggles with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and international trade tensions.
Pakistani Rescuers Pull 8 Bodies From Collapsed Mine, More Miners Feared Trapped
Rescue crews using heavy machinery pulled eight more bodies on Tuesday from a collapsed marble mine in northwestern Pakistan, raising the death toll from the incident to 16, officials said.
China's Xi Honours COVID-19 'heroes', As Focus Shifts To Economic Recovery
President Xi Jinping honoured the "heroes" of China's "people's war" against COVID19 at a ceremony on Tuesday, lauding the country's resilience as well as the decisive role played in containment efforts by the ruling Communist Party.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Vows Victory In Election As Campaign Starts Despite Virus Surge
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi launched her reelection bid on Tuesday ahead of polls set for November, vowing victory at a scaleddown ceremony in the capital after her original plans were scuppered by a surge in coronavirus cases.
VIRUS DIARY: One Midnight Moment In Taiwan's Virus Battle
Get back in the car! the masked people shouted at me. Get back in!
Trump Says He Would Support Investigation Of Postmaster General
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would support an investigation into campaign contributions involving Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
2 Women Drop Sex Abuse Case Against Nobel Laureate and Costa Rica Ex-president Oscar Arias
The decision to drop the complaints means that a court could drop the charges, given that it appears prosecutors have no other evidence to rely on in the case.
UK Supreme Court To Hear Jihadist Bride's Citizenship Case In November
The UK Supreme Court will hear arguments in November for and against the government's decision to remove the UK citizenship of a Britishborn woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State.
Greek Coast Guard Stops Migrant Sailboat South Of Crete
Greeces coast guard says one of its patrol boats stopped a sailboat off the coast of the southern island of Crete after it was found to have been carrying dozens of migrants.
Three Somali Special Forces Killed, U.S. Officer Wounded In Car Bomb: Somali Official
Three Somali special forces soldiers were killed and a U.S. officer was seriously wounded in a car bomb on Monday outside the force's base in the country's south, a regional Somali government official said.
Syria Seeks Russian Investment As U.S. Sanctions Hammer Economy
President Bashar al Assad said on Monday he wanted to expand business ties with Russia to help Damascus cope with new U.S. sanctions on Syria's already crippled economy that threaten to undermine military gains achieved with Moscow's help.
Belarusian Protest Leader Detained By Masked Men: Tut.By News Portal
Unidentified masked men detained prominent Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova in central Minsk on Monday morning and drove her off in a minivan, the Belarusian Tut.By media outlet cited a witness as saying.
Merkel Won't Rule Out Halting Pipeline Over Navalny
In a sign of Berlin's growing frustration over Moscow's stonewalling over the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, Chancellor Angela Merkel's office indicated Monday that she might be willing to rethink the fate of a GermanRussian ga...
Sri Lanka Assessing Environment Damage From Oil Tanker Fire
Sri Lanka's government is sending scientists to determine whether a threeday fire on a giant oil tanker off its coast damaged the marine environment, an official said Monday.
EU Seeks Details After Report UK May Renege On Brexit Terms
The European Unions chief Brexit negotiator said Monday that he will seek clarification from London about a report that Britain might be planning to renege on commitments it has made during negotiations on its departure from the bloc, as concern mounts th...
In Pandemic, Nigerian Teacher Can `teach The Whole World'
For many 12th graders, the closure of Nigerias public schools to combat the spread of COVID19 presents a particular problem: How to prepare for crucial, final exams?