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Belarusian theatre directors unbowed by coronavirus, political exile
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Theatre director Natalia Kaliada says she was working under lockdown long before the coronavirus pandemic, forced to work at a distance with actors and others in he...
Sep 25, 2020
France reports total coronavirus cases over 500,000 for first time
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported that its total number of coronavirus cases jumped over 500,000 for the first time, as it registered 15,797 new confirmed cases on Friday, just shy of a daily record o...
Sep 25, 2020
Thai activists protest in front of king’s German villa
TUTZING, Germany (Reuters) - Thai activists on Friday planted a symbolic plaque declaring Thailand belongs to the people in front of King Maha Vajiralongkorn's villa in Germany, as protests calling fo...
Sep 25, 2020
Germany warns against travel to Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Tirol
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Foreign Ministry on Friday issued travel warnings for the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, and the Austrian state of Tirol, warning against unnecessary travel to those destinat...
Sep 25, 2020
India unlikely to revoke PUBG ban despite Tencent license withdrawal – source
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Heekyong Yang NEW DELHI/SEOUL (Reuters) - India is unlikely to revoke a ban on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) following PUBG Corp's decision to withdraw the mobile game'...
Sep 25, 2020
Europe’s Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations head in wrong direction: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Rates of COVID-19 infections and hospital bed occupancy are rising in Europe, where authorities need to work to halt spread ahead of the influenza season, a top World Health Organiz...
Sep 25, 2020
Twitter aims to label more state-affiliated accounts worldwide
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Friday the social media platform plans to expand its labeling of state-affiliated accounts worldwide, even as he defended its...
Sep 25, 2020
COVID-19 death toll could double to two million before vaccine in wide use: WHO
GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) - The death toll from the coronavirus could double to 2 million before a successful vaccine is widely used and could be even higher without concerted action to curb the pandemi...
Sep 25, 2020
Canada has signed deal for AstraZeneca vaccine candidate: PM
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada has signed a deal with Cambridge-based AstraZeneca to buy up to 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Friday. Th...
Sep 25, 2020
Greece shortens business hours for some retailers to stem COVID-19 spread
ATHENS (Reuters) - Some Greek retail stores must close earlier from Saturday until Oct. 4, authorities said, further tightening restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the greater Athens are...
Sep 25, 2020
