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Swedish public health agency says can ease COVID rules for some public events
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Rules over public gatherings in Sweden can be eased to allow up to 500 people to attend if they can be seated, the Public Health Agency said on Thursday, proposing such venues ca...
Aug 27, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: France says it must move fast French Prime Minister Jean Castex said the government must move fast to head off a deadly new wa...
Aug 27, 2020
Putin says Russian police force ready to help Belarus leader, but not needed yet
MOSCOW/MINSK (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Kremlin has set up a reserve police force to support Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko but it would not be used unle...
Aug 27, 2020
From golden age to war and ruin: Lebanon in turmoil as it hits 100
By Tom Perry and Imad Creidi BEIRUT (Reuters) - Looking back on his childhood in the newly declared state of Lebanon nearly a century ago, Salah Tizani says the country was set on course for calamity ...
Aug 27, 2020
Active Irish COVID-19 tracing app users drop on battery problem – HSE
DUBLIN (Reuters) - A brief technical issue led some people to delete Ireland's COVID-19 tracing app, leaving 1.2 million active users compared to the 1.65 million who downloaded it since early July, t...
Aug 27, 2020
Putin says alleged mercenaries were lured to Belarus by foreign spy operation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that a group of Russians who were detained in Belarus prior to its Aug. 9 election and accused of being mercenaries had been lured to Belar...
Aug 27, 2020
EU mulls Belarus sanctions as opposition calls for Merkel’s aid
By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers on Thursday sought sanctions against Belarus to pressure President Alexander Lukashenko to hold new elections as the country's ...
Aug 27, 2020
Wearing of face masks to be broadened further in Paris: French PM
PARIS (Reuters) - The compulsory wearing of facemasks outdoors in Paris, to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, is set to be broadened further, said French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday. C...
Aug 27, 2020
Peace talks between Afghan officials, Taliban to start in September
KABUL (Reuters) - Peace talks between warring Afghan sides will begin in September said the country's top peace negotiator on Thursday in Kabul, a crucial diplomatic process needed to end about two de...
Aug 27, 2020
Amid contagion fears, Myanmar parents back school closures
By Zaw Naing Oo YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar closed schools nationwide on Thursday as novel coronavirus infections increased, a decision broadly welcomed by parents worried about a rapid spread of the c...
Aug 27, 2020
