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British family doctors criticise change of plan on vaccine boosters
LONDON (Reuters) - British doctors have said a government decision to delay giving a coronavirus vaccine booster shot to vulnerable patients who have already had a first dose will be distressing and d...
Dec 31, 2020
Women should decide whether to legalize abortion, Mexican president says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president said on Thursday that women should decide whether the country should legalize abortion, but he declined to take a position on the issue, which is still oppos...
Dec 31, 2020
N.Korea holds New Year’s Eve show despite COVID-19 restrictions
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Crowds of partiers filled the main square in the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Thursday night to watch a concert and fireworks show marking the new year, state medi...
Dec 31, 2020
Dollar’s growing dominance in Venezuela leaves locals ‘short-changed’
By Sarah Kinosian and Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) - With her arms full of $11.87 worth of bananas, red peppers and onions, an elderly woman at a produce stand in western Caracas approaches vendor W...
Dec 31, 2020
Fireworks explode over empty streets as 2020 slinks away into history
(Reuters) - The Sydney Opera House fireworks soared into the sky, but the harbour below was empty as a ghost town, a fittingly creepy send-off for a year that will not be missed. No light show will il...
Dec 31, 2020
Sudan’s armed forces now in control of all its territory – foreign minister
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's armed forces have taken control of all of its territory, Foreign Minister Omar Gamareldin said in a press conference on Thursday, as border tensions with neighbour Ethiopi...
Dec 31, 2020
Iran’s Zarif says U.S. plotting to fabricate war pretext – Twitter
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the United States on Thursday of trying to fabricate a pretext for attacking Iran, and vowed Tehran would defend itself even tho...
Dec 31, 2020
Bewildered and angry, Northern Ireland unionists fret over place in UK
By Natalie Thomas and Amanda Ferguson LARNE, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - As Northern Ireland's unionists prepare to celebrate 100 years since the state's creation cemented their place in the United K...
Dec 31, 2020
Pope will not lead New Year services because of flare up of leg pain
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will not lead New Year's Eve and New Year's Day services because of a flare up of his sciatica condition, which produces pain in one of his legs, the Vatican said...
Dec 31, 2020
Belarus to hold referendum on constitutional changes, says Lukashenko
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday the country would hold referendum on constitutional changes, the Belta state news agency reported. Lukashenko, who has fac...
Dec 31, 2020
