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In frozen north, a Japanese city’s coronavirus crisis maps out winter vulnerability
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - A freezing northern city that has become a red flag for Japan's winter vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic is weathering the worst of its COVID-19 crisis, local ...
Dec 15, 2020
Putin congratulates Joe Biden on U.S. election victory – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, after Biden won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that ...
Dec 15, 2020
U-turn on travel subsidy adds to pressure on Japanese PM
By Sakura Murakami and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Even as coronavirus infections in Japan hit record highs and government support ratings slipped, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga defended a go...
Dec 15, 2020
Italy needs new restrictions to avoid third, devastating COVID-19 wave -PM to paper
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government will need to impose new restrictions during the holiday season to rein in contagion and avoid a third, devastating wave of the coronavirus, the prime minister said ...
Dec 15, 2020
Samples from asteroid more than hoped for, Japan researchers say
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Samples of dust collected by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million km (186 million miles) from Earth were better than hoped for, with one researcher...
Dec 15, 2020
Kabul’s deputy governor killed in a blast in Afghanistan -official
KABUL (Reuters) - A bomb attack in Afghanistan's capital city killed the deputy governor of Kabul on Tuesday, security officials said, adding a sticky bomb was attached to his car by unknown assailant...
Dec 15, 2020
U.S. sanctions against Turkey ‘contempt for international law’, says Iran’s Zarif
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday condemned U.S. sanctions against Turkey over Ankara's acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems as "contempt for intern...
Dec 15, 2020
New Zealand says willing to be arbitrator in Australia-China spat
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's new foreign minister said on Tuesday the country would be willing to help negotiate a truce between neighbouring Australia and regional heavyweigh...
Dec 15, 2020
Brazil says China ‘not transparent’ on COVID-19 vaccine emergency use
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's health regulator Anvisa said on Monday that China's health authorities are not transparent in authorizing emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines, a statement that may furthe...
Dec 15, 2020
Heavy rain forces evacuations in Australia, but conditions to ease soon
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's northeast coast was smashed by heavy rains, wild winds and huge seas for the fifth straight day on Tuesday, forcing widespread evacuations. As water levels continued to ...
Dec 15, 2020
