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France to ramp up police checks to ensure masks are worn
PARIS (Reuters) - France will gradually ramp up police checks to ensure people wear face masks where it is mandatory and respect social distancing amidst a new surge of COVID-19 infections, the govern...
Aug 12, 2020
Hong Kong reports 62 new coronavirus cases
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 62 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, as authorities cautioned that the global financial hub still faced a critical period to contain further transmissions of...
Aug 12, 2020
Indian villagers tire of coronavirus rules just as rural cases surge
By Krishna N. Das and Sudarshan Varadhan BAIHATA CHARIALI/KARALAPAKKAM, India (Reuters) - Harmahan Deka doesn't wear a mask anymore to avoid the novel coronavirus nor does he try to keep a safe distan...
Aug 12, 2020
No human pyramids in Mumbai’s ‘Lord Krishna’ festival due to coronavirus
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - There were no human pyramids in Mumbai's Janmashtami festival celebrating Lord Krishna on Wednesday, which normally attracts thousands onto the streets, due t...
Aug 12, 2020
Scholz pick helps Germany’s Social Democrats to surpass Greens in polls
BERLIN (Reuters) - The decision of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) to nominate Finance Minister Olaf Scholz as chancellor candidate has given the centre-left party a popularity boost, helping them to...
Aug 12, 2020
Russia says allegations COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe are groundless: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Wednesday allegations that Russia's COVID-19 vaccine was unsafe were groundless and driven by competition, the Interfax news agency ...
Aug 12, 2020
Brussels makes face masks compulsory in all public spaces as COVID-19 cases spike
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Wearing a face mask became compulsory on Wednesday in all public places in Brussels as the number of COVID-19 infections rose to a government alert level that puts the city among ...
Aug 12, 2020
Last-minute change to English exam grading after COVID controversy
LONDON (Reuters) - England sought to defuse a looming row over the awarding of school qualifications during the pandemic by allowing students to use the results of earlier tests, in a last-minute chan...
Aug 12, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Hunting the source of NZ outbreak The source of an outbreak of the novel coronavirus among four members of a family in New Zea...
Aug 12, 2020
Mexican judge orders arrest of 19 former federal police
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican judge has issued warrants for the arrest of 19 former federal police officials under the last government, including a former chief of police for the capital, for alle...
Aug 11, 2020
