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Panama to extend lockdowns in effort to curb coronavirus
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama will extend lockdowns in two provinces, including the capital, from Jan. 4 - 14 in an effort to contain a jump in coronavirus cases in the heavily populated areas, the h...
Dec 27, 2020
Sudan deploys troops in South Darfur after tribal violence – report
CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan will deploy "large numbers" of troops to South Darfur state after the killing of 15 people in tribal violence recently, the state news agency cited the state governor as saying...
Dec 27, 2020
Storms kill 12 climbers in Iran, capsized ship crew missing in Gulf
DUBAI (Reuters) - Heavy snowfall has killed 12 climbers in mountains north of Iran's capital, Tehran, while rough waters capsized a ship in the Gulf and left its crew missing, state media reported on ...
Dec 27, 2020
Saudi lifts flight ban out of kingdom for non-Saudis
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said on Sunday non-Saudis could now leave the kingdom after all international commercial flights were halted last week. Last Sunday, Saudi Ara...
Dec 27, 2020
South Africa’s total COVID-19 cases cross 1 million mark
By Promit Mukherjee JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's total coronavirus infections since the first case in March crossed a million on Sunday, its Health Ministry said, just days after a new fast...
Dec 27, 2020
Turkey says delivery of Sinovac vaccines postponed due to COVID-19 case in Beijing customs
ANKARA (Reuters) - The delivery of the first shipment of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine from China to Turkey has been postponed "1-2 days" due to a case of the coronavirus in Beijing customs, Turkish Heal...
Dec 27, 2020
UK reports 30,501 new COVID cases on Sunday
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom on Sunday reported 30,501 new COVID-19 cases, government statistics showed, with a further 316 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. The governmen...
Dec 27, 2020
Uganda’s Bobi Wine says bodyguard killed by police; three reporters hurt
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan presidential candidate and pop star Bobi Wine said one of his bodyguards was killed on Sunday when police ran him over while Wine's convoy was taking a journalist injured b...
Dec 27, 2020
Italy reports 298 coronavirus deaths on Sunday – health ministry
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 298 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday up from 261 the day before, the health ministry said. The daily tally of new infections was 8,913 down from 10,407 the day befo...
Dec 27, 2020
British coronavirus variant found in two people in Norway – health agency
OSLO (Reuters) - The new variant of the coronavirus circulating in Britain has been detected in two people who came to Norway from the country, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health said on Sunday....
Dec 27, 2020
