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UK records 1,940 new daily COVID cases; highest since May 30
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 1,940 new daily confirmed cases of COVID-19, the highest since May 30, health officials said on Friday. Daily case numbers had been rising at about 1,000...
Sep 04, 2020
EU pushes common coronavirus traffic light system to ease travel
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed on Friday a common traffic light system for EU member states to coordinate border controls and remedy the current, confusing ...
Sep 04, 2020
IAEA inspects one of two sites in Iran after long stand-off
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has let the U.N. nuclear watchdog inspect one of the two sites it agreed last week to grant access to after a protracted standoff, while Tehran's stockpile of enriched uranium ...
Sep 04, 2020
Russia jails opposition activist for 14 days for protest violation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Friday sentenced opposition activist Andrei Pivovarov to 14 days in jail after finding him guilty of breaking protest legislation. The activist from Kremlin criti...
Sep 04, 2020
UK PM Johnson defends former Australian PM Abbott; no confirmation yet of trade job
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson responded to criticism of former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott, reported to be in line for a job promoting British trade, by saying that...
Sep 04, 2020
Iranian judge in Romania committed suicide, prosecutors say
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A fugitive Iranian judge whose corpse was found in a Bucharest hotel in June had committed suicide by jumping from a hotel's 5th floor, Romanian prosecutors said on Friday. Ghola...
Sep 04, 2020
Alarm in Ankara as coronavirus sweeps Turkish capital
By Orhan Coskun and Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Surging coronavirus cases in Ankara are stretching hospitals to the limit and Turkish authorities need to impose a fresh lockdown to bring the virus...
Sep 04, 2020
Anti-COVID measures tightened in Czech capital as cases rise
PRAGUE (Reuters) - People will be required to wear protective masks in shops and shopping centers in the Czech capital Prague under moves announced on Friday following a rise in new coronavirus cases....
Sep 04, 2020
Not yet, but soon: Argentina could restart international flights in October, source says
By Cassandra Garrison BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina could resume international commercial flights in October, a transport ministry source said on Friday, indicating a potential light at the end o...
Sep 04, 2020
Thai protesters tie white ribbons at prison for activists
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters tied white ribbons to the gate of a prison in Bangkok on Friday to call for the release of two activists whose bail was revoked as they face char...
Sep 04, 2020
