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Japan’s Suga calls on citizens to spend “silent New Year” to stop coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called on citizens on Friday to spend a "silent" New Year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which has been breaking infection records a...
Dec 25, 2020
India’s Modi calls farmer protests over contested laws politically motivated
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that protests by farmers against three laws brought by his government were politically motivated, as he touted the success of an ...
Dec 25, 2020
Explainer: The new coronavirus variant in South Africa – Are concerns justified?
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has identified a new variant of the novel coronavirus, which authorities believe is driving a surge in COVID-19 infections that could overwhelm its healthcare sys...
Dec 25, 2020
Ivorian Christians celebrate Christmas in giant basilica
By Loucoumane Coulibaly YAMOUSSOUKRO (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered for Christmas mass at the giant Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro late on Thursday to mark the end of a year m...
Dec 25, 2020
Russian opposition activist Lyubov Sobol taken in for police questioning – ally
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police raided the home of opposition activist Lyubov Sobol early on Friday and then took her in for questioning, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his supporters said. Naval...
Dec 25, 2020
Trial of HK people detained in China from Monday, supporters say
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ten of 12 Hong Kong people captured by China at sea as they tried to flee by boat four months ago will go on trial in the mainland city of Shenzhen on Monday, supporters said on ...
Dec 25, 2020
U.S. will impose COVID-19 screening requirement for UK flights – CDC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departure starting Monday amid concerns...
Dec 24, 2020
Rain, COVID-19 keep beachgoers away from Sydney’s Bondi Beach
By Jill Gralow SYDNEY (Reuters) - Poor weather and the COVID-19 pandemic kept beachgoers away on Friday from Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach, a traditional Christmas destination for thousands of people ea...
Dec 24, 2020
Japan govt panel says people aged 65 or older should get priority on COVID-19 vaccine
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese health ministry panel said on Friday the elderly aged 65 or older should be given priority to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The panel also said people with underlying c...
Dec 24, 2020
Hong Kong imposes 21-day quarantine for visitors, adds South Africa to banned list
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong extended a compulsory quarantine by an extra seven days to 21 days for all visitors outside China, effective Friday, in stepped-up efforts to prevent a new variant of t...
Dec 24, 2020
