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Brazil’s coronavirus spread on ‘stable or downwards’ trend, WHO says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The coronavirus crisis in Brazil appears to be leveling off, if not easing, the World Health Organization said on Friday, offering a chink of light for the world's second biggest CO...
Aug 21, 2020
Swedish PM defends COVID strategy from criticism over death toll
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden has chosen the right strategy in fighting the spread of the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Friday, defending his government's decision not to adopt ...
Aug 21, 2020
Interpol red notices issued for ex-paramilitary boss, Colombia says
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Three Interpol red notices have been issued for former paramilitary boss Salvatore Mancuso, the Colombian government said on Friday. Mancuso is in custody in the United States, wher...
Aug 21, 2020
Nigeria will bar entry for citizens of countries that block Nigerians: minister
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria will bar entry to nationals of countries that do not allow Nigerians to enter amid the new coronavirus pandemic, the aviation minister said on Friday. Nigeria is preparing to...
Aug 21, 2020
Workers at Chilean copper mine uncover brightly-dressed mummies
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The remains of four mummified humans dressed in bright colors and buried in formal graves have been uncovered during work to expand the Quebrada Blanca copper mi...
Aug 21, 2020
U.S. international airline passenger contact tracing plan stalls, sources say
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration's efforts to require airlines to collect contact tracing information from U.S.-bound international passengers has stalled, five peop...
Aug 21, 2020
South Africa’s COVID-19 infections breach 600,000 mark: health ministry
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 600,000, the health ministry said on Friday, even though the number of new cases has been declining since a peak in July...
Aug 21, 2020
New Canadian face mask plant to help avoid ‘terrifying’ shortages during pandemic: premier
By Lars Hagberg BROCKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - A 3M Co Canadian plant capable of supplying 50 million N95 face masks a year will help stave off "terrifying" shortages during the coronavirus pandemic,...
Aug 21, 2020
Germany extends Belgium travel warning to Brussels
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany warned against travel to Brussels because of the high rate of coronavirus infections in Belgian capital, which is also home to the main organs of the European Union, accordi...
Aug 21, 2020
Italy’s foreign minister to meet Chinese counterpart in Rome next week
ROME (Reuters) - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio in Rome on Tuesday, the Italian foreign ministry said on Friday, amid tensions over telecommunications...
Aug 21, 2020
