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India says talks with China yet to make progress to end border standoff
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Talks between India and China have yet to make headway to end a standoff on a disputed section of their Himalayan border, India's defence minister said on Wednesday, as thousands...
Dec 30, 2020
Argentine congress grants final approval to landmark abortion bill
By Nicols Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina on Wednesday became the first major country in Latin America to legalize abortion when the Senate voted by 38 in favor to 29 against with one abst...
Dec 30, 2020
Britain approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major wi...
Dec 30, 2020
Norway extends flight ban from Britain to Jan. 2 over coronavirus variant
OSLO (Reuters) - The ban on flights from Britain to Norway will be extended until 1600 GMT on Jan. 2 because of ongoing concerns over a mutated strain of the coronavirus, the Norwegian health ministry...
Dec 30, 2020
India extends suspension of flights with Britain to Jan. 7
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India has extended until Jan. 7 its suspension of flights with Britain, the civil aviation minister said, as the South Asian nation reported 20 cases of a new infectious strain o...
Dec 30, 2020
Cuban migrants protest at Mexico border, seeking entry to U.S.
By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Dozens of Cubans protested at the U.S. border in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez on Tuesday night, demanding they be allowed to cross...
Dec 30, 2020
Indonesia bans hardline Islamic Defender’s Front group
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has banned the controversial but politically influential hardline group the Islamic Defender's Front, the country's chief security minister announced on Wednesday. Mahfud...
Dec 30, 2020
Singapore arrests man who spied for China in United States
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore authorities arrested a man on his return to the city-state on Wednesday after he was jailed for spying for China in the United States, saying they would investigate whe...
Dec 30, 2020
Tokyo governor warns of possible ‘explosion’ in COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - The coronavirus situation in Tokyo is quite severe and the Japanese capital could potentially face an "explosion" of COVID-19 cases, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Wednesday ahe...
Dec 30, 2020
Two rescued from Australia’s flooded Outback after friends trek 12 hours for help
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 10-year old boy and his father were rescued by helicopter from a car marooned in flooded bushland, after three friends who had been accompanying them walked 50 km (31 miles) throu...
Dec 29, 2020
