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Malaysia invokes emergency to stop by-elections as COVID-19 cases rise
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's government on Wednesday declared a state of emergency to stop by-elections in two constituencies scheduled for next month, as the country grapples with a spike in c...
Dec 16, 2020
Iran’s Supreme Leader holds first function since health rumours – state media
(Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held his first public function on Wednesday since rumours surfaced of his deteriorating health, Iranian state media reported. Khamenei met orga...
Dec 16, 2020
Fiji braces as category five Cyclone Yasa bares down
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fiji closed schools and urged people to stock up on emergency supplies on Wednesday as a potentially devastating cyclone was due to hit the island nation within day...
Dec 16, 2020
Indonesia pledges free COVID-19 vaccines, with president first in line
By Maikel Jefriando JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will provide free coronavirus vaccines to its citizens when the world's fourth most populous nation starts its inoculation programme, President Joko W...
Dec 16, 2020
“Lock down,” says Italy adviser, as deaths head for wartime levels
ROME (Reuters) - An adviser to Italy's health ministry has called for coronavirus restrictions to be drastically tightened to avoid a "national tragedy" after the national statistics bureau ISTAT said...
Dec 16, 2020
Progress on Brexit issues, next days critical, EU says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's chief executive said on Wednesday that she could not say if there would be a trade accord with Britain but there had been progress and that the next few days ...
Dec 16, 2020
Taiwan extends ban on Indonesian workers citing coronavirus surge
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government on Wednesday extended a ban on Indonesian workers coming to the island for an indefinite period citing a surge in the number of infected people arriving and lack...
Dec 16, 2020
Hospital beds run short in St Petersburg as COVID vaccine delivered across Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - St Petersburg is running dangerously low on hospital beds for COVID-19 patients, city authorities said, as deliveries of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine began on Wednesday across the cou...
Dec 16, 2020
Russia scales back COVID-19 screening amid surging cases
By Polina Nikolskaya, Anton Zverev and Rinat Sagdiev MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has conducted around 10% fewer COVID-19 tests so far this month than the same period a month ago, despite a surge in reco...
Dec 16, 2020
Chinese county preparing to offer coronavirus vaccine to residents
BEIJING (Reuters) - A small county in China has said it is preparing to offer novel coronavirus vaccinations to residents for about $65, one of a handful of places in China considering inoculation for...
Dec 16, 2020
