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Greece, U.S. foreign ministers to meet over Eastern Mediterranean tensions
ATHENS (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Greece and the United States will meet in Vienna on Friday to discuss tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Greek foreign ministry said, amid a dispute...
Aug 12, 2020
Virtually identical: Grounded Japanese try ‘foreign’ holidays with a difference
By Akira Tomoshige TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese businessman Katsuo Inoue chose Italy for this year's summer vacation, and he enjoyed the trimmings of a business class cabin and soaked up the sights of F...
Aug 12, 2020
Belarus says police detained more than 1,000 protesters overnight
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian police detained more than 1,000 protesters on the third night of protests on Tuesday that broke out over a contested election handing a new term to President Alexander Luk...
Aug 12, 2020
Philippines talking to Russian vaccine maker on trials, seeks ‘complete dossier’
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine scientists were set on Wednesday to meet representatives of the Russian research facility that developed a coronavirus vaccine, to discuss possible particip...
Aug 12, 2020
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
