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Brazil reports nearly 50,000 new coronavirus cases, deaths top 111,000
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil reported 49,298 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,212 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday. ...
Aug 19, 2020
UK to add Croatia to quarantine ‘red list’ as virus cases rise: Telegraph
(Reuters) - The British government is set to drop Croatia from its quarantine-free list on Thursday, giving thousands of Britons just 30 hours to return to the UK to avoid having to self-isolate for 1...
Aug 19, 2020
U.S. envoy says any U.S. arms sales to UAE won’t endanger Israel: newspaper interview
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States would ensure Israel maintains its regional military edge if U.S. F-35 warplanes are ever sold to the United Arab Emirates, the U.S. ambassador to Israel said in...
Aug 19, 2020
Venezuela coast could take half a century to recover from oil spill, researcher says
CARACAS (Reuters) - A strip of Venezuela's western coastline boasting pristine beaches and fragile ecosystems like mangroves and coral reefs could take more than half a century to fully recover from t...
Aug 19, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says may extend emergency payments to poor until end of year
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that he could extend emergency payments that have been distributed to the country's poor during the coronavirus crisis until the ...
Aug 19, 2020
U.S companies to unveil Iraq investments during Iraqi PM visit Thursday: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. companies plan to unveil investments and agreements with the Iraqi government during Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's first visit to the White House on Thursday, a...
Aug 19, 2020
Mexico signals eagerness to have Russian coronavirus vaccine
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has told Moscow it is eager to have Russia's coronavirus vaccine once phase 3 testing for the product is complete, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Wednes...
Aug 19, 2020
Bahrain cancels home self-isolation protocol for those entering the country
CAIRO (Reuters) - Bahrain announced on Wednesday it would cancel the home self-isolation protocol for all people entering the country, but would continue conducting the laboratory examination for coro...
Aug 19, 2020
At least 45 African migrants die off Libya in worst shipwreck of 2020: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 45 African migrants and refugees have perished in the Mediterranean Sea in the largest recorded shipwreck off the Libyan coast this year, U.N. agencies said on Wednesday. T...
Aug 19, 2020
American Indians, Alaska Natives hit harder by COVID-19, U.S. CDC says
(Reuters) - American Indians and Alaska Natives have been hit harder by COVID-19 than the U.S. white population and have been more likely to become infected by the novel coronavirus at a younger age, ...
Aug 19, 2020
