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New coronavirus strain first seen in Britain confirmed in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The new strain of the coronavirus first detected in Britain has been confirmed in Mexico, the health ministry of northern Tamaulipas state said in a statement on Sunday, adding...
Jan 10, 2021
China reports most COVID-19 cases since July 30 amid Hebei outbreak
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China saw its biggest daily increase in COVID-19 cases in more than five months, the country's national health authority said on Monday, as new infections in Hebei provin...
Jan 10, 2021
UK opens seven vaccination centres to boost COVID-19 immunisation drive
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will open seven large-scale vaccination centres on Monday, helping to accelerate the rollout of COVID-19 shots that the government wants to deliver to all vulnerable people ...
Jan 10, 2021
Indonesian air crash investigator says crashed jet possibly ruptured when hitting waters
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An investigator with Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) said the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board over the weekend ...
Jan 10, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as foreign terror group as soon as Monday -sources
RIYADH (Reuters) - The United States plans to designate Yemen's Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization, three sources familiar with the matter said, a move that diplomats and aid groups w...
Jan 10, 2021
North Korea says leader Kim elected as general secretary of ruling party: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been elected as general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party during its ongoing congress, taking over the title from his late father, state medi...
Jan 10, 2021
Northern Ireland hospitals under pressure ‘like never before’: health minister
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's health minister on Sunday night said COVID-19 was placing the healthcare system under pressure "like never before," as one hospital appealed on social media for t...
Jan 10, 2021
At least 23 dead in clash between gangs and police in Venezuelan capital
CARACAS (Reuters) - At least 23 people died over the weekend in a clash between police and gangs in Venezuela's capital Caracas, according to news reports and human rights activists, as the government...
Jan 10, 2021
Bahrain says it will open airspace to Qatar as of Jan 11
CAIRO (Reuters) - Bahrain will open its airspace to Qatar as of Jan. 11, the civil aviation affairs authority said on Sunday, following a U.S.-backed deal by Arab states last week to end a dispute wit...
Jan 10, 2021
Pope unsure if March trip to Iraq can take place because of COVID-19
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis said he is not sure if his trip to Iraq in March can take place because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He cast doubt on the trip, which would be the first by a pope to the cou...
Jan 10, 2021
