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For Greek camp migrants, COVID-19 quarantine was spark
By Lefteris Papadimas LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - For asylum-seekers trapped in the overcrowded facility on Greece's island of Lesbos, Moria was hell most days. But a coronavirus quarantine was the fin...
Sep 10, 2020
Death toll in eastern Congo village attacks rises to at least 53
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - The death toll from attacks this week by suspected Islamist militants in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province has risen to at least 53, ...
Sep 10, 2020
French new daily COVID-19 infections reach a record
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities reported 9,843 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday, setting an all-time high of daily additional infections, six days after the previous record of 8...
Sep 10, 2020
EU sea patrol stops UAE ship on suspicion of breaking Libya arms embargo
ROME (Reuters) - A European Union naval vessel on Thursday stopped a ship that was carrying jet fuel from the United Arab Emirates to Libya on suspicion it was violating a United Nations arms embargo,...
Sep 10, 2020
Philippines presidential spokesman links pardon of U.S. Marine to vaccine access
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to pardon a United States Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman nearly six years ago may have stemmed from his desire to ge...
Sep 10, 2020
Greece reports 372 new coronavirus cases, highest daily tally so far
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece reported 372 new cases of COVID-19 infections on Thursday, its highest daily tally since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The latest jump in cases brough...
Sep 10, 2020
We’re striking: French teachers walk out of college after coronavirus cases
PARIS (Reuters) - Teachers at a junior high school in central Paris went on strike on Thursday, forcing the school's closure, after support staff were quarantined following two COVID-19 infections. Te...
Sep 10, 2020
England adds Portugal to coronavirus quarantine list
LONDON (Reuters) - Portugal has been added to the list of countries from which travellers must quarantine when entering England to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, British transport minister...
Sep 10, 2020
Lebanese army says shot down Israeli drone that crashed in Lebanon
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Thursday that one of its drones fell inside Lebanon during "operational activity" along the frontier, while the Lebanese army said it had shot it...
Sep 10, 2020
Quebec to fine people for not wearing face masks in indoor public areas
By Mahad Arale TORONTO (Reuters) - Quebec Premier Franois Legault on Thursday announced fines for people who fail to wear a mask in indoor public spaces as more Canadian provinces step up efforts to c...
Sep 10, 2020
