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Iran reports record high 3,902 new coronavirus cases, as 235 die in 24 hours
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has registered a record high 3,902 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, with the total number of identified cases in the worst-hit country in the Middle East rising to 47...
Oct 05, 2020
UK Court of Appeal overturns judgment in Venezuela gold case: lawyers
LONDON (Reuters) - A tug-of-war over $1 billion worth of Venezuelan gold stored at the Bank of England took a fresh twist on Monday as the English Court of Appeal overturned an earlier High Court ruli...
Oct 05, 2020
Kremlin says not aware of any plans to impose new lockdown as cases climb
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that it was not aware of any current government plans to impose a strict lockdown in Russia to curb the sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Russia's daily ta...
Oct 05, 2020
Mental health services disrupted during pandemic, as needs grow: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Services for mentally ill and substance abuse patients have been disrupted worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the disease is expected to cause further distress for many, th...
Oct 05, 2020
UK PM Johnson says soaring COVID-19 cases in line with forecasts
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that the current soaring number of COVID-19 cases was about where government forecasts had predicted so the next weeks would be c...
Oct 05, 2020
Feeling lonely? Britain’s Captain Tom launches podcast to tackle isolation
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's 100-year-old charity hero, Captain Tom Moore, becomes one of the country's oldest podcasters with the launch on Monday of a series to tackle isolation among older people, ...
Oct 05, 2020
Malaysia PM quarantines after having contact with minister who has COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Monday he will self quarantine for 14 days after being in contact with a minister who has tested positive for COVID-19. In a ...
Oct 05, 2020
Poland’s incoming education minister tests positive for coronavirus
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's incoming education minister said on Monday he had tested positive for coronavirus, as new cases in Poland have continued to reach records over the past week. Przemyslaw Cza...
Oct 05, 2020
‘A blessing in disguise’: COVID gives boost to Portugal’s bicycle makers
By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's bicycle makers feared for their future when the coronavirus pandemic forced them in March to shut for two months but 2020 now looks...
Oct 05, 2020
Police in Belarus detained 317 people at protests on Sunday: ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police in Belarus detained 317 people during protests in Minsk and across the country on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. Tens of thousands of people marched through th...
Oct 05, 2020
