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Banks re-open in Ethiopia’s Mekelle for first time since war began
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Banking services have resumed in the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region for the first time since conflict broke out there on Nov. 4, state-run Fana TV reported on Monday,...
Dec 28, 2020
EU’s marathon COVID vaccination drive off to uneven start
By Francesco Guarascio and Arno Schuetze BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The EU campaign to vaccinate Europeans against COVID-19 has got off to an uneven start in what will be a marathon effort to admi...
Dec 28, 2020
Vaccine overdose puts German care workers in hospital
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's COVID-19 vaccination campaign has been overshadowed by a mishap in the north where eight workers in an elderly care home received an overdose. Vorpommern-Ruegen district a...
Dec 28, 2020
Russia labels veteran rights activist, four others, media ‘foreign agents’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Ministry of Justice added five people, including veteran rights activist Lev Ponomaryov, to its list of media "foreign agents" on Monday, the first time individuals have be...
Dec 28, 2020
EU’s Borrell accuses Russia of spreading COVID-19 disinformation to sell its vaccine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top diplomat said on Monday that Russian public media had spread false information on European and American COVID-19 vaccines in countries where it wants to s...
Dec 28, 2020
Burkina Faso President Kabore vows reconciliation during second term
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Kabore vowed on Monday to bring together the West African nation torn by violent Islamist militant attacks as he embarks on his second and fina...
Dec 28, 2020
Policeman killed in Chechnya knife attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two assailants armed with knives killed one policeman and injured another on Monday in the capital of Russia's southern Chechnya region, the local leader said. The poor and mainly M...
Dec 28, 2020
Philippines prolongs partial coronavirus curbs in Manila to Jan 31
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday extended partial coronavirus restrictions in the capital, Manila, until the end of January to prevent the spread of COVID-19 following...
Dec 28, 2020
Belarusian leader to gather delegates for reform plan critics call a sham
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday that a National Assembly of unelected delegates would meet in February for the first time since 2016, part of a reform plan cri...
Dec 28, 2020
Russia reports 20.5% more deaths since pandemic – state statistics service
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has recorded 20.5% more deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic began in the country in April, data from the Rosstat state statistics service, tallied by Reuters, showed on Monday...
Dec 28, 2020
