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Schools open, businesses closed as Portugal enters new lockdown
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal began the first day of a new lockdown on Friday with businesses closed and most people confined to their homes, although parents were able to take their children to school....
Jan 15, 2021
Canada says Pfizer vaccine delay unfortunate, death toll to spike
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada said on Friday that Pfizer's decision to temporarily cut shipments of some COVID-19 vaccines was unfortunate but should not hit its inoculation program. Pfizer said it would ...
Jan 15, 2021
Factbox: U.S. president-elect Biden pledged to change immigration. Here’s how
By Mimi Dwyer (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has promised a quick and dramatic reversal of the restrictive immigration policies put in place by his predecessor President Donald Trump. Whil...
Jan 15, 2021
Slovenia opposition submits no-confidence motion against government
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Slovenia's leftist opposition submitted a no-confidence motion against the centre-right government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa on Friday, and a secret parliamentary ballot is expe...
Jan 15, 2021
Greece arrests suspected Syrian militant wanted in Netherlands
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek authorities have arrested a 37-year-old Syrian asylum seeker wanted in the Netherlands for suspected terrorism offences, a police official said on Friday. The man arrived on t...
Jan 15, 2021
Italy extends COVID curbs amid third wave risks
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday issued a new decree extending curbs to keep lid on COVID-19 infections after the health ministry warned that the epide...
Jan 15, 2021
Lebanese parliament approves law paving way for vaccine deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament on Friday approved a law that paves the way for the government to sign deals for coronavirus vaccinations as it battles a steep increase in infections. Lebanon ...
Jan 15, 2021
EU suspends Ethiopian budget support over Tigray crisis
(Reuters) - The European Union has suspended budget support for Ethiopia worth 88 million euros ($107 million) until humanitarian agencies are granted access to people in need of aid in the northern T...
Jan 15, 2021
U.S. set to announce new sanctions on six individuals linked to Hong Kong mass arrests – sources
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is set to announce fresh sanctions on Friday on six individuals connected to the mass arrests earlier this month of Hong Kong pro-democracy ac...
Jan 15, 2021
Guatemalan families mourn death of children as hunger spreads
By Sofia Menchu LA PALMILLA, Guatemala (Reuters) - Two-year-old Yesmin Anayeli Perez died this week of illnesses linked to malnutrition, the third small child to die from similar causes in an impoveri...
Jan 15, 2021
