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Filipino mother, son shot dead by off-duty policeman in row over noise laid to rest
By Adrian Portugal PANIQUI, Philippines (Reuters) - Hundreds attended the funeral on Sunday of a woman and her son shot dead by an off-duty policeman in the Philippines, a week after a video of the in...
Dec 27, 2020
Italy kicks off vaccinations against COVID-19 in Rome
ROME (Reuters) - Almost 10 months after the first Italian patient tested positive for the new coronavirus, Italy on Sunday vaccinated the first residents against COVID-19. Three health workers at the ...
Dec 27, 2020
Turkish parliament passes associations oversight law that critics say will stifle NGOs
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament passed a law on Sunday that would ramp up oversight of foundations and associations and, according to rights groups including Amnesty International, risks limiti...
Dec 27, 2020
Czech Republic starts rollout of coronavirus vaccine
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic started administering vaccinations against the new coronavirus on Sunday, part of a push against the pandemic across the European Union. Prime Minister Andrej Bab...
Dec 27, 2020
Beijing tightens COVID-19 curbs as cases detected across capital
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has tightened COVID-19 curbs over concerns that China's mass travel during the holiday period could cause cases to spike in the capital, as it reported locally transmitted ...
Dec 27, 2020
Bangladesh set to move second batch of Rohingya refugees to remote island: officials
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh is set to move a second batch of Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal this month, officials sa...
Dec 26, 2020
Sydney awaits verdict on New Year’s Eve festivities as COVID-19 outbreak grows
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak continued on Sunday with more than a quarter million people in lockdown as Australia's largest city awaited word on whether any public N...
Dec 26, 2020
Niger heads to polls in search of first democratic transition
By Boureima Balima NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger votes in an election on Sunday that is expected to lead to the first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents in a country reeling fr...
Dec 26, 2020
South Korea reports 970 new coronavirus cases -KDCA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 970 new coronavirus cases for Saturday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Sunday, bringing the national tally to 56,872 cases, with ...
Dec 26, 2020
Central African Republic votes under threat of violence
By Antoine Rolland BANGUI (Reuters) - Voters in Central African Republic go to the polls on Sunday for presidential and legislative elections being held under a cloud of violence as the government tri...
Dec 26, 2020
