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Hungary proposes to extend remote learning for secondary schools -state sec
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary is proposing to extend remote learning for secondary schools beyond next Monday due to high coronavirus infections and uncertainties over a new variant of the virus that f...
Jan 07, 2021
Exclusive: As Olympics loom, Japanese approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine unlikely till May
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine is unlikely to win approval in Japan until May due to requirements for local clinical trials, the distributor said, casting doubt over a...
Jan 07, 2021
Thai activists answer summons as dozens face charges of insulting king
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A group of activists answered a police summons on Thursday over complaints that could see them jailed for up to 15 years for insulting Thailand's king, as authorities increasingly ...
Jan 07, 2021
Travel, trade may resume within a week to Qatar, says UAE
DUBAI (Reuters) - Arab states boycotting Qatar could resume travel and trade links with Doha within a week under a U.S.-backed deal, but restoring diplomatic ties requires more time as parties work to...
Jan 07, 2021
UK preparing in case London is overwhelmed by COVID- health minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is making preparations in case London is overwhelmed by COVID infections, health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday, saying a so-called "Nightingale" field hospital will...
Jan 07, 2021
China draws comparison between storming of U.S. Capitol, HK protests
BEIJING (Reuters) - China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and last year's often-violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Ko...
Jan 07, 2021
French President had further contact with Armenia PM over French aid measures
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron held a further telephone call yesterday with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to highlight France's plans to help Armenia with humanitarian ai...
Jan 07, 2021
Jailed HK activist Joshua Wong suspected of violating city’s new security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Joshua Wong, 24, one of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy activists who is serving a 13-1/2-month jail sentence for illegal assembly, is under suspicion for violating the city...
Jan 07, 2021
Woman dies from suspected shark attack in New Zealand
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - A woman in New Zealand died on Thursday following a suspected shark attack in the country's northern island, police said in a statement. She was pulled from the wat...
Jan 07, 2021
Denmark charges two British nationals over ‘cum-ex’ trading scheme
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Danish prosecutors said on Thursday they had charged two British nationals with unlawfully obtaining more than 9 billion Danish crowns ($1.5 billion) via a sham trading scheme to...
Jan 07, 2021
