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Russia to begin COVID-19 vaccine trials on 40,000 people next week
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mass testing of Russia's first potential COVID-19 vaccine to get domestic regulatory approval will involve more than 40,000 people and will be overseen by a foreign research body wh...
Aug 20, 2020
Greta Thunberg urges Merkel to get out of climate ‘comfort zone’
BERLIN (Reuters) - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel "to be brave enough to think long-term" in a meeting on Thursday where they discussed the climate crisis and me...
Aug 20, 2020
Belarus launches criminal case against new opposition body
By Andrey Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus launched a criminal case on Thursday against a new opposition body, accusing it of an illegal attempt to seize power, a day after President Alexander Luka...
Aug 20, 2020
Russia’s ‘Sputnik V’ COVID-19 vaccine to be tested on 40,000 people: TASS cites developer
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mass testing of Russia's first potential COVID-19 vaccine to get domestic regulatory approval will involve more than 40,000 people, the TASS news agency cited the vaccine's develope...
Aug 20, 2020
Flood victims take to social media as rains cause chaos in India’s Gurugram
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Heavy rains flooded parts of Gurugram, an Indian city that plays host to some of the world's biggest tech companies, and residents took to social media to seek help...
Aug 20, 2020
Cargo ship and tanker collide off Shanghai; 14 missing: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - An oil tanker carrying 3,000 tonnes of gasoline collided with a cargo ship near Shanghai on Thursday, leaving 14 people missing, state media reported. State broadcaster CCTV showed...
Aug 20, 2020
Brother of UK’s 2017 Manchester suicide bomber jailed for at least 55 years: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - A man who helped his elder brother carry out a suicide bomb attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in the English city of Manchester three years ago which killed 22 people wa...
Aug 20, 2020
German police arrest man wanted by Croatia for war crimes
BERLIN (Reuters) - German federal police said on Thursday they had arrested a 55-year old former Yugoslavian man who was sentenced 23 years ago in Croatia for crimes against humanity but who never ser...
Aug 20, 2020
Belarus launches criminal case into opposition council: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Belarusian general prosecutor's office said on Thursday it had opened a criminal case into a council launched by members of the opposition who disputed an Aug. 9 presidential el...
Aug 20, 2020
Greece to ratify sea accord with Egypt on August 26
By Michele Kambas ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece plans to ratify an accord on maritime boundaries with Egypt next week, its government said on Thursday, referring to a deal which has angered Turkey and hig...
Aug 20, 2020
