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UK minister hopes freight will start rolling into France on Wednesday
LONDON (Reuters) - A British government minister said he hoped trucks would start crossing into France on Wednesday after Paris lifted its ban on freight coming from Britain because of a new strain of...
Dec 23, 2020
China’s CAS COVID-19 vaccine induces immune response in mid-stage tests
BEIJING (Reuters) - A coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was found to be safe and triggered immune responses in early and mid-stage trials, researchers sa...
Dec 23, 2020
Old fears and pre-election violence flare in Central African Republic
By Antoine Rolland BANGASSOU, Central African Republic (Reuters) - Ismail Dicky says he is afraid of political tensions and violence ahead of Sunday's general election in Central African Republic (CAR...
Dec 23, 2020
Three police shot dead in central France, confirms police force
PARIS (Reuters) - Three police have been shot dead in an incident in central France, with a fourth police officer left wounded, confirmed the country's national police force on Wednesday. (Reporting b...
Dec 23, 2020
Three police shot dead in central France – AFP
(Reuters) - Three police officers were shot dead and a fourth was wounded in central France, the AFP reported https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1341614121142272001 in a tweet early on Wednesday, citing p...
Dec 23, 2020
Senators Cruz, Rubio warn Pacific ally on Chinese bid for undersea cable project – letter
By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - Prominent U.S. lawmakers warned a Pacific ally that China risked undermining the security of a sensitive undersea cable project if a cut-price, state-backed bid ...
Dec 23, 2020
Malaysia’s Top Glove says will no longer fire whistleblowers; opens helplines for workers
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Top Glove Corp Bhd, site of the country's biggest virus outbreak of more than 5,000 cases, said on Wednesday that whistleblowers will no longer face termination and...
Dec 22, 2020
Dubai to begin inoculations with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from Wednesday
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai will start inoculating people with the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech for free from Wednesday, the emirate's government said, joining Saudi Arabia which last ...
Dec 22, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus causes rise by 24,740 – RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 24,740 to 1,554,920, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. The rep...
Dec 22, 2020
Australian writer detained in China sends defiant Christmas message
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian writer detained in Beijing on spying allegations has told his readers to "pursue democracy, rule of law and freedom" in a Christmas message from pris...
Dec 22, 2020
