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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan president
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the new president of Sri Lanka by the chief justice of the country on Thursday, the president's media office said. Wickremesinghe won 134 votes...
Jul 20, 2022
Australia battles fresh Omicron outbreak as COVID deaths rise
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia reported one of its highest daily death tolls from the novel coronavirus on Thursday while hospital admissions hovered near record levels, as authorities struggle to get a...
Jul 20, 2022
World’s oldest known male giant panda, An An, dies at 35
HONG KONG (Reuters) - An An, the world's oldest male giant panda under human care, was euthanised on Thursday at age 35, the equivalent of 105 years for humans, said the Hong Kong theme park where he ...
Jul 20, 2022
Russia expands Ukraine war goals as fighting toll mounts
(Reuters) - Ukrainian armed forces said on Thursday they had killed 111 Russian soldiers in the south and east over the past day, as comments from Russia's foreign minister showed the Kremlin's goals ...
Jul 20, 2022
China reports 943 new COVID cases for July 20 vs 1,012 day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 943 new coronavirus cases for July 20, of which 200 were symptomatic and 743 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. That compa...
Jul 20, 2022
S.Korean President Yoon urges shipyard strike to end, negotiations stalled
By Byungwook Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday urged contract shipyard workers at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to end their action as negotiatio...
Jul 20, 2022
Shanghai reports 14 new local asymptomatic COVID cases, 3 symptomatic for July 20
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai reported 14 new domestically transmitted asymptomatic coronavirus cases for July 20, up from 10 a day earlier, while local symptomatic cases were three, down from five th...
Jul 20, 2022
U.S. condemns strike in Iraq’s northern Dohuk area
(Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday condemned a shelling that killed civilians in the northern Dohuk region of Iraq, the State Department said in a statement. "The killing of civilians is unacc...
Jul 20, 2022
Russian firefighters use helicopter to battle major Moscow building blaze
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Around 150 firefighters battled a major blaze on the roof of a Moscow apartment building early on Thursday and used a helicopter to try to douse the flames, news agencies and eyewit...
Jul 20, 2022
Ciro Gomes kicks off Brazil’s presidential race with first official candidacy
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Ciro Gomes, a left-of-center former governor, kicked off Brazil's presidential election season on Wednesday, becoming the first candidate to officially announce his candidacy for ...
Jul 20, 2022
