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Nigerian Soldiers Shoot At Least Two Protesters Demonstrating Against Police Brutality

LAGOS (Reuters) – Soldiers opened fire on Nigerians protesting against police brutality in the Lekki district of the commercial capital Lagos on Tuesday, striking at least two people, four witnesses…

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France Orders Paris Mosque To Close After Teacher's Beheading

PARIS (Reuters) – France ordered the temporary closure of a mosque outside Paris on Tuesday, part of a crackdown on Muslims who incite hatred after the decapitation of a teacher…

Thai Authorities Seek To Censor Coverage Of Student Protests

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s embattled prime minister said Monday that there were no plans to extend a state of emergency outside the capital, even as student-led protests calling for him…

Global Coronavirus Cases Surpass 40 Million Milestone

The United States, India, and Brazil remain the worst affected countries in the world. COVID-19 cases in North, Central, and South America represent about 47.27% or nearly half of global…

COVID-19 Case Confirmed In Pope's Vatican Residence

VATICAN CITY ― A man living in the same Vatican residence as Pope Francis has tested positive for COVID-19 and gone into isolation, the Vatican said on Saturday. The man,…

Italian Politician Calls Halloween A 'Stupid Americanism,' Imposes COVID-19 Curfew

The president of Italy’s Campania region expressed his disdain for Halloween and argued for enforcing a curfew on Oct. 31 to stop the spread of COVID-19. Vicenzo De Luca dismissed…

Resurgence Of COVID-19 Sparks New Wave Of Restrictions Across Europe

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to come together as they did in the spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the country posted another daily…

New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern Storms To Landslide Re-Election Victory

WELLINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Jacinda Ardern turned speaking from the heart and smiling through adversity into a winning formula for a blowout re-election as New Zealand’s leader on Saturday.…

New Zealand To Vote On Legalizing Marijuana And Euthanasia

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders are poised to decide on two landmark social issues during an election Saturday: whether to legalize recreational marijuana and whether to legalize euthanasia.…

Queen Elizabeth Steps Out For First Major Public Outing Since March Lockdown

LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth carried out her first major engagement since the coronavirus lockdown in March, visiting the Porton Down military research facility on Thursday which was involved in…