(Reuters) – University student Saw Myint Tun travelled hundreds of miles from home in February to work the jade mines of northern Myanmar in search of gems that might transform
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Mexico steps up border checks to keep coronavirus at bay over July 4 holiday
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican officials will install health checkpoints at various entry points along its northern border this weekend, as both Mexican and U.S. officials fear a surge of
Coronavirus HORROR: US records highest cases yet ahead of Trump’s July 4 celebration
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Bolsonaro waters down law requiring face masks
Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, has sanctioned a law making the use of masks in public obligatory during the coronavirus pandemic. However, he has vetoed their use in shops, churches and
Canada suspends its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, eyes immigration boost
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in the wake of new Chinese national security legislation and could boost immigration from the former British colony,
Norilsk: The city built by gulag prisoners where Russia guards its Arctic secrets
The drive from Norilsk airport to the city takes you past mile after mile of crumbling, Soviet-era factories. It looks like an endless, rusting scrapyard – a jumble of pipes,
‘Multiple charges’ in Canada’s Rideau Hall breach
An armed member of Canada’s military faces multiple charges after breaching the gates of an estate where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives. The suspect drove a pick-up truck through the
France's Macron acts to recast presidency as government resigns
PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and his government resigned on Friday as President Emmanuel Macron acted on a pledge to reinvent his administration and win back disillusioned
China’s 5G UK deal under threat in Hong Kong fury
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New Zealand mosque shooter sentencing begins on Aug. 24
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The sentencing hearing for an Australian man accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand’s worst mass shooting has been set to begin on Aug. 24,