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Russia’s Sputnik V developers call on AstraZeneca to try combining vaccines
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Developers of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine said on Thursday that AstraZeneca should try combining its experimental shot with the Russian one to boost efficacy. Russia said its Spu...
Nov 26, 2020
Hong Kong activist tells German paper he’s doing well in prison isolation
BERLIN (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong told a German newspaper he was doing well despite being held in solitary confinement and having trouble sleeping because of bright light...
Nov 26, 2020
Exclusive: Iraq trains U.S.-sanctioned militia leader for army position – sources
By John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi military is training a former member of an Iran-backed militia, who is under U.S. sanctions for killing protesters, to become a high-ran...
Nov 26, 2020
Nigerian court hears blasphemy conviction appeals in northern city Kano
By Hamza Ibrahim KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Two judges in northern Nigeria on Thursday heard the first appeals against Islamic law blasphemy convictions that caused global outrage when a man was senten...
Nov 26, 2020
We’ve been forgotten in COVID-19 easing, say French restaurants
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Restaurant owner Jean Avarello is struggling to understand why in the next few weeks the shops and theatres near him in the French city of Marseille will be allowed to re...
Nov 26, 2020
Germany wants ski resorts closed but hard to get deal with neighbour Austria
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany wants Alpine countries to keep ski resorts closed to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, but reaching an agreement with neighbouring Austria is proving difficult, Chancello...
Nov 26, 2020
England adds Estonia, Latvia to quarantine list, lifts travel ban on Denmark
LONDON (Reuters) - England added Estonia and Latvia to its traveller quarantine list, meaning that from Nov. 28 people arriving from those two countries will be required to self-isolate for 14 days, T...
Nov 26, 2020
Russia should look again at terms of ISS participation – space industry official
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia should consider revising the terms of its participation in the International Space Station, a Russian space industry executive said on Thursday, because it wants to focus on ...
Nov 26, 2020
AstraZeneca CEO says co likely to run new global trial on COVID-19 vaccine – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc is likely to run an additional global trial to assess the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine, according to the company's Chief Executive Pascal Soriot, Bloomberg News reporte...
Nov 26, 2020
Turkey records highest new coronavirus death toll for fourth consecutive day
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's daily number of coronavirus deaths hit a record high for a fourth consecutive day with 174 in the past 24 hours, data from the Health Ministry showed on Thursday, and it ...
Nov 26, 2020
