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Israel speeds vaccines, locks down in hope of March exit from pandemic
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel began what officials hope will be its last coronavirus lockdown on Sunday as they ramp up vaccinations to a pace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said may...
Dec 27, 2020
Coronavirus variant detected in Portugal’s Madeira in travellers from Britain
LISBON (Reuters) - The new variant of the coronavirus linked to a rapid rise in infections in Britain has been detected on the Portuguese island of Madeira, the first cases of the more contagious vari...
Dec 27, 2020
Cold chain doubts delay COVID-19 vaccinations in some German cities
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's coronavirus vaccination campaign faced delays in several cities on Sunday after medical staff found potential irregularities in the cooling of the shot produced by BioN...
Dec 27, 2020
Turkey says it killed 15 Kurdish militants preparing attack in northeast Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Sunday its military killed 15 militants from the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which it said was preparing to carry out an attack in a region of northeast Syria control...
Dec 27, 2020
Putin decides to receive coronavirus vaccine – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's president Vladimir Putin will receive the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a Russian state TV channel on Sunday. "He said he ...
Dec 27, 2020
German pilot makes point with syringe in the sky
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German pilot Samy Kramer has traced a giant syringe in the sky, flying 200 kilometers to remind people about the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Europe. The 20-year...
Dec 27, 2020
‘The beginning of the end’: Europe rolls out vaccines to see off pandemic
By Isla Binnie and Giselda Vagnoni MADRID/ROME (Reuters) - Europe launched a massive vaccination drive on Sunday with pensioners and medics lining up to take the first shots to see off the COVID-19 pa...
Dec 27, 2020
Brexit offers Britain chance to do financial services differently -minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Brexit offers Britain a chance to do things differently in financial services, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday, but a trade deal with the European Union gives reassuranc...
Dec 27, 2020
Turkey warns Libya’s Haftar and supporters against attacking its forces
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar warned on Sunday that the forces of Khalifa Haftar and their supporters based in eastern Libya would be viewed as "legitimate targets" if they a...
Dec 27, 2020
Singapore panel recommends maximum level of COVID-19 vaccine coverage
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An expert committee convened by Singapore's health ministry has recommended all residents medically eligible for COVID-19 vaccination to take shots as they become available, alth...
Dec 27, 2020
