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Olympics-Stranded Japanese honeymooners end up as Cape Verde's team ambassadors
TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Japanese couple Rikiya and Ayumi Kataoka had their honeymoon wrecked by the coronavirus pandemic, but their resourcefulness in enforced exile in Cape Verde has won them appointments as ambassadors for its Olympic team.
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German companies see business returning to normal in 11 months: Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) - German companies expect business to return to normal in an average of 11 months, the Ifo economic institute said on Thursday.
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Turkey says operations against Kurdish militants in Iraq to continue, urges Baghdad to cooperate
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will continue its cross-border operations against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq if Baghdad continues to overlook the militants' presence in the region, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, urging Iraqi authorities to cooperate with Ankara.
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Turkey says operations against Kurdish militants in Iraq to continue, urges Baghdad to cooperate
ANKARA, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Turkey will continue its cross-border operations against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq if Baghdad continues to overlook the militants' presence in the region, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, urging Iraqi authorities to cooperate with Ankara.
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Twitter to expand rules against misinformation on mail-in ballots, early voting
(Reuters) - Twitter said late on Wednesday it plans to expand its rules against misinformation regarding mail-in ballots and early voting in the U.S. elections this year.
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Released tycoon Lai says Hong Kong needs patient, not radical, democracy campaign
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai said on Thursday he was overwhelmed by the support he got after becoming the most high-profile person to be arrested under a new national security law and urged patience in a "long-term fight" for democracy.
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North Korea nuclear reactor site threatened by recent flooding, U.S. think-tank says
SEOUL (Reuters) - Satellite imagery suggests recent flooding in North Korea may have damaged pump houses connected to the country's main nuclear facility, a U.S.-based think-tank said on Thursday.
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UPDATE 1-N.Korea nuclear reactor site threatened by recent flooding, U.S. think-tank says
SEOUL, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Satellite imagery suggests recent flooding in North Korea may have damaged pump houses connected to the country's main nuclear facility, a U.S.-based think-tank said on Thursday.
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Released tycoon Lai says HK needs patient, not radical, democracy campaign
HONG KONG, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai said on Thursday he was overwhelmed by the support he got after becoming the most high-profile person to be arrested under a new national security law and urged patience in a "long-term fight" for democracy.
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Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow thanks Japanese after outpouring of support
TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, released on bail after her arrest under the new National Security Law, has thanked Japanese people for their outpouring of support, urging them to not to forget the city amid a crackdown by Beijing.
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