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UK reports 57,725 new COVID-19 cases, 445 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded a further 57,725 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the fifth day running that it has topped 50,000, and another 445 deaths, official data showed. Friday's d...
Jan 02, 2021
Vatican City plans swift COVID-19 vaccination drive for residents
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Vatican City, the world's smallest sovereign state, expects to receive enough COVID-19 vaccine doses in the coming days to inoculate all of its workers and residents, a statem...
Jan 02, 2021
Israel may try to provoke war with attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq – Iran’s Zarif
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday accused Israel of trying to provoke a war by planning attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq. "New intelligence from Iraq indicate t...
Jan 02, 2021
Algeria frees former spy chief jailed during mass protests
ALGIERS (Reuters) - An Algerian military appeals court on Saturday acquitted three top officials who were jailed in 2019 during mass protests, sources close to the officials said. The three - two form...
Jan 02, 2021
Britain will allow mixing of COVID-19 vaccines on rare occasions
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will allow people to be given shots of different COVID-19 vaccines on rare occasions, despite a lack of evidence about the extent of immunity offered by ...
Jan 02, 2021
Pakistan arrests alleged militant group leader on terrorism financing charge
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan on Saturday arrested a man accused of being a leader of an Islamist militant group blamed by the United States and India for the 2008 Mumbai a...
Jan 02, 2021
Car bomb explodes in vegetable market in northern Syria – state media
Beirut (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in a vegetable market in the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain with reports of several killed and wounded, the Syrian state news agency reported on Saturday. There were ...
Jan 02, 2021
Netherlands to vaccinate emergency care workers as soon as possible
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Netherlands will start vaccinating 30,000 emergency care workers as soon as possible, the health ministry said on Saturday, as the government comes under fire for lagging oth...
Jan 02, 2021
Tokyo governor, others urge Japan’s gov’t to declare coronavirus emergency
TOKYO (Reuters) -The governors of Tokyo and three other Japanese prefectures urged the government on Saturday to declare a state of emergency following a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. Economy Minister...
Jan 02, 2021
India approves AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, country’s first
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Friday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, a government minister confirmed on Saturday. (Reporting by Krishn...
Jan 02, 2021
