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Philippines confirms 5,277 new coronavirus cases, 99 deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Wednesday reported 5,277 additional novel coronavirus infections, the highest daily increase in 12 days, and 99 more deaths. In a bulletin, the m...
Aug 26, 2020
Russia’s coronavirus infection tally passes 970,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 4,676 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, pushing its confirmed national tally up to 970,865. Authorities said 115 people had died of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours...
Aug 26, 2020
Navalny ally says only Putin could have authorised suspected poisoning
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior ally of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he believed only President Vladimir Putin could have authorised the suspected poisoning of the outspo...
Aug 26, 2020
England schools in COVID hotspots to bring in face masks after government U-turn
LONDON (Reuters) - It will be mandatory for pupils to wear face masks in communal areas of secondary schools in England in places with local lockdowns, Britain's education minister Gavin Williamson sa...
Aug 26, 2020
Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics
HAJJAH (Reuters) - Ahmed Mansour and his colleagues worked eight months without pay in a health centre in a Yemeni displacement camp out of concern for their patients. But this month they closed its d...
Aug 26, 2020
China warns of ‘shadow’ over ties with Australia, tells it to stop whining
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - A top Chinese diplomat in Australia warned against a "shadow" over the two nations' ties on Wednesday, saying that Beijing was disappointed by a Chinese firm's fai...
Aug 26, 2020
Second wave of coronavirus could hit France in November: government advisor
PARIS (Reuters) - A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic could hit France in November, a government advisor told local media on Wednesday, as the city of Marseille tightened restrictions to fight t...
Aug 26, 2020
Kazakhstan says it has secured supplies of Russian COVID-19 vaccine
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan has signed a deal to get supplies of Russia's first potential COVID-19 vaccine once clinical trials are complete, the Central Asian nation's government said on Wednesday....
Aug 26, 2020
Afghanistan policewoman turned filmmaker wounded in gun attack
KABUL (Reuters) - A prominent female Afghan film director who is also an actress and senior police officer was recovering from bullet wounds on Wednesday after unidentified gunmen shot her as she was ...
Aug 26, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Implications of reinfection cases Two patients, in Belgium and the Netherlands, are confirmed to have been re-infected with CO...
Aug 26, 2020
