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Can’t go to ski resort? South Koreans rush to buy sledges, enjoy sledding near home
By Joori Roh and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - With South Korea's ski resorts closed in recent weeks to help combat COVID-19, heavy snowfalls have led to a surge in sales of sledges as winter sports ...
Jan 08, 2021
Hungary extends coronavirus curbs, night curfew until Feb. 1 – PM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will extend existing restrictions, including a nighttime curfew, until Feb. 1 to curb the spread of novel coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state ra...
Jan 08, 2021
Singapore PM receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received the first shot of a vaccine against COVID-19 on Friday, the 68-year-old said in a Facebook post sharing a video of him being inj...
Jan 07, 2021
China study says Wuhan COVID infections 3 times higher than official figure
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus was first identified, could be around three times the official figure, acco...
Jan 07, 2021
Japan says South Korean court ruling on comfort women is regrettable
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's chief government spokesman said on Friday that a South Korean court ruling ordering damages to be paid to so-called "comfort women" was regrettable and unacceptable. The issu...
Jan 07, 2021
Japan protests court ruling on compensation for ‘comfort women’ -media
(Reuters) - Japan summoned South Korea's ambassador to Japan to the Foreign Ministry on Friday to protest a South Korean court order to compensate former "comfort women", Japanese media said. The case...
Jan 07, 2021
U.S. ambassador to United Nations to visit Taiwan next week
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The United States' ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, will visit Taiwan from Jan. 13 to 15 for meetings with senior Taiwanese counterparts, the U.S. mission to the U.N. ...
Jan 07, 2021
Mainland China reports 53 new COVID-19 cases vs 63 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 53 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 7, down from 63 reported a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Friday. The National Health Commissio...
Jan 07, 2021
Japan will consider expanding coronavirus state of emergency if needed
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday the government would liaise with other prefectures and check whether the state of emergency over the coronavirus for the greater...
Jan 07, 2021
China state media says U.S. Capitol storm reflects leadership failures
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump reflects a failure of leadership as well as the deep divide running through American society, editorials i...
Jan 07, 2021
