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Russia reinforces Syrian area where Turkey-backed fighters have clashed with Kurdish forces
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said late on Sunday it had sent more military police to an area in northern Syria where fighters backed by Turkey have clashed with Kurdish forces near a strategic highway pa...
Dec 28, 2020
Japan PM says ‘virus recognises no holidays’, urges ministers’ vigilance
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday asked his ministers to remain ready to implement measures to prevent the further spread of coronavirus infections, after daily case n...
Dec 28, 2020
Indian state probing if protesting farmers sabotaged telecom infrastructure
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Authorities in India's northern state of Punjab are investigating whether protesting farmers were disrupting power supply to hundreds of telecom towers, a state official said on Mon...
Dec 28, 2020
Pfizer delayed delivery of new batch of vaccine to Spain by one day
MADRID (Reuters) - Pfizer has postponed the delivery of a new batch of the coronavirus vaccine to Spain by one day to Tuesday due to a logistics hurdle, Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Monday. T...
Dec 28, 2020
China says U.S. should stop using Taiwan to meddle in its affairs
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States should stop using Taiwan to meddle in China's domestic affairs, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law the...
Dec 28, 2020
Britain’s plans for staggered school return under review – minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain plans a staggered return for secondary school pupils after the Christmas holidays, but this is under review in the face of a spread in a new variant of the coronavirus, cabi...
Dec 28, 2020
Ten from Hong Kong face charges in Chinese court amid tight security
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Security was tight on Monday as 10 people from Hong Kong faced charges in a mainland Chinese court that include illegal border crossing after a boat they we...
Dec 28, 2020
China foreign ministry says firmly rejects new U.S. law on Tibet policy
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese foreign ministry on Monday said it firmly rejected new U.S. legislation on Tibet signed into law by President Donald Trump over the weekend. Tibet-related issues are do...
Dec 28, 2020
Saudi Arabia extends entry ban amid coronavirus variant fears: state news agency
CAIRO - (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's interior ministry on Monday extended a ban on entry to the kingdom by air, land and sea for another week amid concerns over a fast-spreading variant of the new coron...
Dec 28, 2020
Indian police charge army officer, civilian for killing three labourers in Kashmir
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Indian police in Kashmir filed charges against an army officer and a civilian for allegedly killing three labourers and planting weapons to pass them off as milit...
Dec 28, 2020
