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Belgian hospitals stock up on drugs, kits for possible second COVID wave

By Clement Rossignol and Christian Levaux BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian hospitals are stockpiling drugs and protective kits and putting in place contingency plans amid a continuing spike in new COVID-1...

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U.S. crackdown on Confucius Institutes demonises the program, says China

BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. crackdown on Confucius Institutes demonises and stigmatises the normal functioning of the program, China's foreign ministry said on Friday. The Institutes have been observin...

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U.S. envoy to Uzbekistan urges release of detained journalist

TASHKENT (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Uzbekistan has urged the Central Asian nation and its neighbour Kyrgyzstan to set free an Uzbek journalist detained on suspicion of anonymously criticising ...

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Militants kill two police in Kashmir ahead of India’s Independence Day

By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Militants attacked a police team in Kashmir on Friday, killing two officers and wounding one despite tight security in the disputed Muslim-majority region ahead o...

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UK says it has no choice over quarantine for French arrivals

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain had no choice but to impose a 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from France from Saturday in order to protect public health domestically, transport minister Grant Shapps sai...

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UK buys potential COVID-19 vaccines from J&J and Novavax

LONDON (Reuters) - The UK government has sealed two more deals to secure COVID-19 vaccines, buying shots in development from U.S. drugmakers Johnson & Johnson and Novavax Inc, the chair of the UK Vacc...

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Symbolic last trip for Taiwan’s ‘Mr Democracy’ before cremation

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, dubbed "Mr. Democracy" for ending autocratic rule in favour of free elections, was cremated in a private ceremony on Friday, after his remains ...

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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Awaiting decisions in NZ and Australia New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to announce on Friday whether strict l...

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Afghan government releases 80 of final 400 Taliban prisoners

By Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan government has begun releasing the last Taliban prisoners from a final batch of 400 who the militants want freed before they agree to start peace neg...

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French govt. decree: Paris is ‘red’ high-risk COVID zone again

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government has declared Paris and the Bouches-du-Rhone area around Marseille on the Mediterranean coast as "red" zones with a high coronavirus infection risk, according to...

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