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Yemen's warring parties agree to their largest prisoner swap

SANAA, Sept 28 (Reuters): The UN Special Envoy for Yemen wants to build on Sunday's announcement of the largest prisoner exchange agreement in the five-year conflict to pave the way for a national ceasefire and a political solution to end the war, he said.Yemen's warring parties agreed to exchange 1,081...

British govt mulls tougher COVID restrictions

LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters): The British government is mulling tougher restrictions in England to tackle a swiftly accelerating second wave of the novel coronavirus outbreak, possibly outlawing more inter-household socialising, a junior health minister said on Monday."We don't want to bring on new restrictions but of course we keep a...

Australian states see positive signs of pandemic control

SYDNEY, Sept 28 (Xinhua): Australia has made more progress in the fight against COVID-19 as the worst-hit state of Victoria further eased some restrictions from Monday.After nearly two months, a nightly curfew was lifted in Melbourne, the capital of Victoria state, outdoor social gatherings were increased to a maximum of...

Romania's ruling party upbeat after municipal elections

BUCHAREST, Sept 28 (AP): Exit polls published in Romania Sunday after voting ended in the country's municipal elections indicated that the balance of power in European Union member state is unlikely to shift in the next general election set for Dec. 6.About 19 million registered voters chose local officials, council...

Downpours kill two in northern Vietnam

HANOI, Sept 28 (Xinhua): Heavy downpours hit some northern provinces of Vietnam over the past few days, leaving two people dead and seven injured, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Monday.Two people in northern Phu Tho province, aged 6 and 37, died in...

Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes claim 22 lives

NAGORNO-KARABAKH, Sept 28 (Reuters): At least 22 military members and several civilians were killed on Sunday in the heaviest clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan since 2016, reigniting concern about stability in the South Caucasus, a corridor for pipelines carrying oil and gas to world markets.The clashes between the two former...

China punishes over 16,000 for violating frugality rules

BEIJING, Sept 28 (Xinhua): A total of 16,731 Chinese officials were punished in August for violating frugality rules, according to the top anti-graft body on Sunday.The officials were involved in 11,259 cases, said a statement issued by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the...

Brazil records over 14,000 COVID cases per day

SAO PAULO, Sept 28 (Xinhua): Brazil on Sunday reported 335 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 141,741.According to the health ministry, tests in the same period detected 14,318 new cases of infection, taking the total caseload to 4,732,309.Authorities in the...

Landslides leave 10 dead in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept 28 (Xinhua): Ten people were killed after landslides struck North Kalimantan province in central Indonesia early Monday, with risk assessment being undertaken, two officials said.Heavy downpours triggered landslides in three spots in Tarakan city of the province, but did not cause evacuation, Head of Emergency Unit of Provincial...

12 killed as Taliban attack repulsed

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Sept 28 (Xinhua): Taliban militants' attacks on Aliabad district of the northern Kunduz province have been repulsed and the militants have retreated after suffering casualties, said an army statement released on Monday.The militants, according to the statement, launched massive offensive on security checkpoints in the Aliabad district in...