BEIJING, November 12 (Reuters): China is facing an increased risk of local transmission of the new coronavirus in the winter due to imported cases as the spread of the global pandemic accelerates, a senior
LONDON, November 12 (Reuters): Britain on Thursday said China had broken its main bilateral treaty on Hong Kong by imposing new rules to disqualify elected legislators in the former British colony, caution
LONDON, November 12 (Reuters): So why did I volunteer to be injected with an experimental vaccine for COVID-19? That's what some of my friends wanted to know when I told them what I was doing.
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LONDON, November 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Being stared at, photographed in secret, and even having a bottle thrown at you - all because you went for a quiet walk through the British countryside.
BISHKEK, November 12 (Reuters): Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov said on Thursday he would step down as acting president of the Central Asian nation in the coming days in order to run in the January 10
PARIS, November 12 (Reuters): People are becoming weary of the coronavirus pandemic but should remain vigilant and continue to take precautions while the world awaits a vaccine, World Health Organization c
ADDIS ABABA, November 12 (Reuters): Ethiopia's military has defeated local forces in the west of Tigray state, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday, accusing his foes of atrocities during a week
MANILA, November 12 (Reuters): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered government agencies to hasten relief efforts after a powerful typhoon killed at least seven people and unleashed some
WASHINGTON, November 12 (Reuters): President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday named longtime adviser Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff, his first major appointment, as he builds his administration re
Washington, November 12 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 52 million, while the deaths have surged to 1,282,790, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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BRUSSELS, November 11 (Reuters): The European Commission on Wednesday proposed rules which would give the EU the power to declare a health emergency and stress test national plans to tackle pandemics, in a
ULAN BATOR, NOVEMBER 11 (IANS): The National Security Council of Mongolia on Wednesday called on Mongolian citizens to overcome the difficult situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic together with national uni
NAQOURA, Lebanon, November 11 (Reuters): Israel and Lebanon resumed U.S.-mediated talks on Wednesday on a dispute about their Mediterranean Sea border that has held up hydrocarbon exploration in the potent
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Facebook Inc expects that its post-election ban on political ads will last another month, according to an email the social media company sent to advertisers on Wednesday.
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BANGKOK, NOVEMBER 11 (Reuters): Thailand's Buddhist governing body on Wednesday ordered monks not to join protests that have been taking place for months against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and to
LONDON, November 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): The emergence of a COVID-19 vaccine looks set to be a "moral moment" in human history when global leaders can level the playing field or deepen i
LONDON, November 11 (Reuters): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday that his country would not cave in to pressure from China over the case of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzho
LONDON, November 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus called on Wednesday for "outrageously bold" thinking to reshape post-COVID society, including the creation of
KATHMANDU, November 11 (Reuters): Total coronavirus infections in Nepal crossed 200,000 on Wednesday, as health workers say the Himalayan nation was facing a "catastrophic" situation.
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BRUSSELS, November 11 (Reuters): The European Commission said on Wednesday it had sealed a deal with Pfizer and BioNTech for the supply of up to 300 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
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