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Singapore temporarily halts use of two flu vaccines after South Korea deaths
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has temporarily halted the use of two influenza vaccines as a precaution after some people who received them in South Korea died, becoming among the first countries to ...
Oct 25, 2020
China reports surge in symptomless COVID-19 infections
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported the highest number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in nearly seven months, following a mass infection of an unknown origin in the northwestern Xinjiang region. Xinji...
Oct 25, 2020
Three-quarters of Chilean voters want new constitution: partial count
By Aislinn Laing and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chileans have voted overwhelmingly for the country's Pinochet-era constitution to be redrafted, with more than a third of votes counted from ar...
Oct 25, 2020
Morocco condemns publication of Prophet Mohammad cartoons: statement
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's foreign ministry said on Sunday the continuing publication of "offensive" cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad is an act of provocation. French media published the caricatures ...
Oct 25, 2020
Belarus opposition prepares mass strikes after Lukashenko ignores deadline to quit
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko defied an ultimatum to surrender power by midnight on Sunday, challenging his opponents to make good on their threat to paralyse the countr...
Oct 25, 2020
Australia’s coronavirus hot spot reports zero cases for first time since June
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's coronavirus hot spot of Victoria on Monday reported zero cases of the new coronavirus for the first time since June, a day after the state delayed the easing of restrict...
Oct 25, 2020
U.S. says humanitarian ceasefire to take effect on Monday in Nagorno-Karabakh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A humanitarian ceasefire will take affect Monday morning in the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the mountainous enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, a joint statement from ...
Oct 25, 2020
France tallies record daily COVID infections as cases surge in Europe
PARIS (Reuters) - France registered a record 52,010 new confirmed coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, following a record 45,422 on Saturday, the health ministry said in a statement on Sunda...
Oct 25, 2020
Pakistani PM writes to Facebook CEO seeking ban on Islamophobic content
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister has written a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg seeking a ban on Islamophobic content on the site, warning of an increase in radicalisisation among...
Oct 25, 2020
Israel to start COVID-19 vaccine human trials on Nov. 1
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will begin human trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by a research institute overseen by the Defence Ministry on Nov. 1 after receiving regulatory approval, ...
Oct 25, 2020
