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LA PRIMAVERA, Colombia (Reuters) – “This is HK4679 G on a humanitarian flight between La Primavera and Cumaribo, transporting COVID-19 tests at 3,500 feet,” Ernesto Perez radioed to a nearby military base as he piloted his twin-engine plane above Colombia’s wide eastern plains. Perez, who works in financial technology, requested permission to detour to avoid

FILE PHOTO: The flag of North Korea is seen in Geneva, Switzerland, June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights expert voiced alarm on Tuesday at what he called “widespread food shortages and malnutrition” in North Korea, made worse by a nearly five-month border closure with China and strict quarantine

FILE PHOTO – The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday it will sever hotlines with South Korea as the first step toward shutting down all means of contact with Seoul, state

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Defence lawyers in the trial of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine on Monday said they needed more time to prepare as public hearings resumed following delays due to the new coronavirus lockdown. A protest sign stands in front of a row of chairs as family members

LONDON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Sunday, rallying for a second day running to condemn police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, some wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19 bearing the slogan “racism is a virus”. On Saturday, thousands of protesters had gathered in

FILE PHOTO: Customers wearing protective masks shop for office furniture at IKEA, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian health officials reported 19 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the cumulative total to 8,322. The health ministry also reported no new

NIJMEGEN, Netherlands (Reuters) – Dutch youth hit the club on Saturday, sort of, in one of the country’s first attempts to resume night life after the coronavirus outbreak, with social distancing rules still in place. People attend the first “corona-proof” dance event following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Nijmegen, Netherlands June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka

MELBOURNE/TOKYO (Reuters) – Thousands took to the streets across Australia on Saturday, as did hundreds in Tokyo and Seoul to support U.S. protests against police brutality, while demonstrations were expected around Europe in the coming hours. People wearing masks hold placards during a Black Lives Matter protest, following the death of George Floyd who died

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian protesters chanted “Stand up to Trump!” to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when he joined the thousands who gathered in front of Parliament in Ottawa for an anti-racism rally on Friday. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wears a mask as he takes part in a rally against the death in Minneapolis police

Indonesian Muslims are checked with a thermal scanner before taking part in Friday prayers amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported 703 new coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to

FILE PHOTO: Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives in Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, June 4, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON (Reuters) – A small group of protesters chanting “Black Lives Matter” gathered on Thursday outside the London home of Dominic Cummings, a close

BEIJING/WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Unrest over the death of a black man in U.S. police custody has reversed the usual tide of diplomacy over human rights, as nations stung by American criticism over the years return fire and accuse Washington of double standards. FILE PHOTO: Protesters hold placards as they rally against the death in Minneapolis

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden should have done more to combat the coronavirus and prevent a much higher national COVID-19 death rate than in neighbouring countries, the man behind the Public Health Agency’s pandemic strategy said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Anders Tegnell, the state epidemiologist of the Public Health Agency of Sweden speaks during a news

A boy watches a movie projected on a giant screen in the low-income neighborhood of Petare, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Caracas, Venezuela June 1, 2020. Picture taken June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero CARACAS (Reuters) – The sprawling working-class area of Petare on the east side of Venezuela’s capital of Caracas has made

FILE PHOTO: President of Brazil’s Lower House Rodrigo Maia attends a special comission of coronavirus at the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia, Brazil March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado BRASILIA (Reuters) – Rodrigo Maia, the speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress, said during an online event on Monday that he would decide whether to open

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa partly lifted a two month-old coronavirus lockdown on Monday, letting people outside for work, worship, exercise or shopping, and allowing mines and factories to run at full capacity to try to revive the economy. A parent wearing a protective face mask holds a placard during a protest against the return