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UK expands COVID-19 national testing study
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said on Wednesday it would expand its COVID-19 national testing study, with an aim of reaching 400,000 people to provide weekly data on the spread of the infe...
Aug 19, 2020
Taiwan says China behind cyberattacks on government agencies, emails
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Wednesday hacking groups linked to the Chinese government had attacked at least 10 government agencies and some 6,000 email accounts of government offici...
Aug 19, 2020
German institute says coronavirus vaccinations could start in early 2021
BERLIN (Reuters) - The head of Germany's vaccines regulator said some groups of people living in Germany could be vaccinated early next year against the coronavirus that has killed hundreds of thousan...
Aug 19, 2020
Belarusian opposition politician Tsikhanouskaya urges EU to respect people’s choice
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Wednesday called on the EU Council not to recognise what she said were fraudulent presidential elections, urging European...
Aug 19, 2020
Japan PM Abe returns to office after health exam, says ready to work
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned to his office on Wednesday, telling reporters he was ready to work two days after undergoing a medical check-up at a Tokyo hospital. "I un...
Aug 19, 2020
China evacuates 100,000 as floods threaten heritage site
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Floods on the upper reaches of China's Yangtze river forced authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people on Tuesday and threatened a 1,200-year-old world heritage site. Staff,...
Aug 19, 2020
China’s top diplomat to visit South Korea amid stalled North Korea talks, coronavirus outbreaks
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said China's top diplomat plans to visit for talks with new national security adviser Suh Hoon this week, amid the coronavirus pandemic that undercut bila...
Aug 18, 2020
Mexico-based church leader ordered to stand trial on sex crime charges
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The head of a Mexico-based evangelical church that claims more than 1 million followers worldwide was ordered on Tuesday to remain in jail and stand trial on ch...
Aug 18, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,510 to 226,914: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,510 to 226,914, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. The report...
Aug 18, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak threatens South Korean capital
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported the highest daily rise in coronavirus cases since early March on Wednesday as an outbreak in the capital Seoul appeared to intensify. The 297 new infections mark...
Aug 18, 2020
