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UK detects 77 cases of South African COVID variant, 9 of Brazilian

LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Britain has detected 77 cases of the South African variant of COVID-19, the health minister said on Sunday, also urging people to strictly follow lockdown…

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Trump administration had no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan -White House

WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - There was no distribution plan for the coronavirus vaccine set up by the Trump administration as the virus raged in its last months in office,…

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EU should punish Putin for Navalny arrest by cutting money flows – Manfred Weber

BERLIN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The European Union should punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexej Navalny and thousands of his supporters with targeted financial…

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Italy to take legal action over COVID vaccine delays to get promised doses

MILAN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Italy will take legal action against Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca over delays in deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to secure agreed supplies rather than seek damages,…

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Kremlin accuses U.S. of meddling in affairs, but says ready to talk

MOSCOW, Jan 24 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin would respond in kind if the new U.S. administration showed willingness to talk, a Kremlin spokesman said on Sunday, while also accusing…

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Turkey hopes Mediterranean talks can calm choppy waters with EU

BRUSSELS/ANKARA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - After a five-year hiatus marked by grievances over their rival claims to Mediterranean waters, Turkey resumes talks with Greece on Monday in the first test…

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Italy PM says vaccine supply delays are serious contract violations

MILAN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Delays in supply of vaccines to Italy from Pfizer and, possibly, AstraZeneca amount to serious violations of contractual agreements and Rome will take countermeasures, Prime…

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Greek foreign minister hopes for ‘positive’ spirit from Turkey in talks

ATHENS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Greece's foreign minister said he hoped Turkey would have a positive approach towards a meeting next week aimed at reviving long-stalled efforts to open negotiations…

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Dutch police arrest alleged Asian drug syndicate kingpin

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch police said on Saturday they had arrested the alleged leader of a sprawling Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world's most-wanted fugitives…

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Scottish nationalists lay groundwork for second independence referendum

LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The Scottish National Party published a "Roadmap to Referendum" on Saturday, laying out plans for another vote on Scottish independence just as the United Kingdom…

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China rescues 11 miners after 14 days trapped underground – CCTV (UPDATE)

BEIJING, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Chinese rescuers pulled 11 gold miners to safety on Sunday, 14 days after they were trapped by an underground explosion, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Footage…

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Deadline ends for foreign forces’ departure from conflict-torn Libya

Cairo (dpa) – A deadline for the departure of foreign forces from conflict-torn Libya ended on Saturday without any indication that troops were pulling out. On October 23, Libya’s warring sides reached a country-wide permanent ceasefire agreement in Geneva.…

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Pope Francis won’t preside over celebrations due to sciatica

Vatican News - Pope Francis will not preside at several celebrations on Sunday and Monday, according to a statement released by Matteo Bruni, Director of the Holy See Press Office.…

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Italy to rethink vaccine rollout if supply problems persist

MILAN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Italy will have to rethink its COVID-19 vaccination plans if supply problems persist, a senior health official said on Saturday. The country had already had…

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Biden speaks to Johnson in first presidential call to European leader

Washington (dpa) - Joe Biden spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the US president's first call to a European leader since his inauguration. The two leaders spoke about the pandemic, climate change,…

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German hospital under quarantine over more infections coronavirus variant

BERLIN (Reuters) - German health authorities put a Berlin hospital under quarantine after 20 patients and staff members tested positive for a more infectious variant of the coronavirus discovered in…

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More than 2,600 detained as pro-Navalny protests sweep Russia

Moscow (dpa/retuers) - More than 2,600 people were detained on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets across Russia to demand the release of jailed dissident Alexei Navalny, civil rights activists said. Tens…

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Earthquake shakes southern Colombia; no damage reported

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck southern Colombia on Saturday, the Colombian Geological Service said, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage. The epicenter…

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Portugal holds presidential election on Sunday as COVID-19 cases spiral

Portuguese voters - largely confined to their homes due to a strict COVID-19 lockdown - will pick a new president on Sunday, but many fear going to the polls could…

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Larry King, American broadcasting icon, dies aged 87 – Updated

Larry King, the giant of American broadcasting, died at the age of 87. King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Ora Media, the studio and network he co-founded, tweeted. No…

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UPDATED: Navalny’s wife among those held in Russian protests

The wife of Alexei Navalny is one of hundreds reportedly detained at a series of demonstrations in support of the jailed Putin critic across Russia. Yulia Navalnaya was held at…

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Taiwan reports large incursion by Chinese air force

Eight Chinese bomber planes and four fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan’s air defence identification zone on Saturday, and Taiwan’s air force deployed missiles to “monitor” the incursion,…

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UK doctors call for shorter gap between Pfizer vaccine doses

A group of British doctors have written to England's chief medical officer to tell him to cut the gap between doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine to six weeks…

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South African Covid variant may make vaccines 50 % less effective

The South African Covid variant could make current vaccines 50 per cent less effective, British Health Minister Matt Hancock has claimed. In video footage of a webinar with travel agents,…

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Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny’s supporters to rally for his release despite warnings

Supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were set to confront Russian authorities on Saturday at nationwide rallies that the police have declared illegal and vowed to break up. The…

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A year after Wuhan lockdown, China reports small rise in COVID-19 cases

China on Saturday reported a slight increase in new cases of COVID-19 as it marks the anniversary of the world's first coronavirus lockdown, in the city of Wuhan where the…

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Talk of elections in Italy as Conte struggles for majority

Italy’s main ruling parties on Friday flagged snap elections as the only way out of its political impasse, if Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte fails to drum up a parliamentary majority…

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Trump’s impeachment trial to begin week of February 8th

The leaders of the U.S. Senate agreed on Friday to push back former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by two weeks, giving the chamber more time to focus on President…

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EXCLUSIVE-AstraZeneca to cut EU’s COVID-19 vaccine deliveries by 60% in Q1 -EU source

BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca told European Union officials on Friday it would cut deliveries of its COVID-19 vaccine to the bloc by 60% to 31 million doses in…

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Belgium bans foreign tourism to avoid third COVID-19 wave

BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Belgium is banning residents from taking vacations abroad until March to limit the spread of more infectious coronavirus variants and avoid a deadly third wave…

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EU to seek more time to ratify trade deal with UK – FT

The Financial Times reports that the EU is set to ask Britain for more time to ratify the new trade deal despite the UK urging the EU to press ahead…

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British PM says new variant may carry higher risk of death

LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the new English variant of COVID-19 may be associated with a higher level of mortality although he…

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UPDATED: Hungary buys Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, first in EU

Hungary has signed a deal to buy Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the first European Union country to do so, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a briefing during talks in…

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Pfizer cuts vaccine deliveries by as much as half to some EU countries

Pfizer has slashed in half the volume of COVID-19 vaccines it will deliver to some EU countries this week, government officials said, as frustration over the U.S. drugmaker’s unexpected cut…

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Pete Buttigieg wins bipartisan support from senators to head the U.S. Transportation Department

Pete Buttigieg, Democratic President Joe Biden's nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department, won bipartisan support from senators at a Thursday confirmation hearing, where he said it was possible new gas…

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EU to tighten travel curbs for virus hot spots as third wave fears mount

The European Commission proposed to EU leaders on Thursday identifying "dark red" coronavirus hot spots from which all but essential travel would be discouraged after a meeting to discuss the…

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Biden seeks to require international air passengers to quarantine upon arrival

U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Thursday that would require international air travelers to quarantine upon U.S. arrival, and directed U.S. agencies to implement a federal mask…

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EU reports nearly 300,000 excess deaths in 8 months of 2020

Around 297,500 more people died in the European Union between March and October last year compared with the same period in 2016 to 2019, according to EU data published on…

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Biden to order masks on planes and trains, increase disaster funds to fight coronavirus

President Joe Biden will sign 10 executive orders on Thursday to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including directing that disaster funds be used to help reopen schools and requiring that people…

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U.S. intends to join COVAX and remain WHO member – Fauci

The United States under President Joe Biden intends to join the COVAX vaccine facility that aims to deliver vaccines to poor countries, his chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci told the…

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Spain pushes for vaccine certificates to ease travel resumption

Spain is pushing the European Union and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development for the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine certification that would ease travel, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez…

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California resumes Moderna COVID-19 vaccine usage after pause

California's health department said on Wednesday it was safe to continue to use a batch of COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc for inoculation after a pause on Sunday due to…

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The Netherlands to ban flights from South Africa and Britain

The Dutch government proposed the first nationwide curfew since World War Two and a ban on flights from South Africa and Britain in its toughest moves yet to limit the…

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EU leaders convene amid vaccine delays, virus variant fears

European Union leaders will on Thursday seek to address the coronavirus pandemic’s mounting challenges, from containing more infectious variants to the threat of border closures and the slow roll-out of…

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Biden administration criticizes China as it imposes sanctions on Trump officials

China's move to sanction former Trump administration officials was "unproductive and cynical", a spokeswoman for President Joe Biden's National Security Council said on Wednesday, urging Americans from both parties to…

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UPDATED: British to face ban on entering EU under German plan to shut borders

European governments would be allowed to ban all UK residents from entering their countries and cut all passenger transport links with Britain under a German proposal to the European Union,…

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Biden announces return to global climate accord, new curbs on U.S. oil industry

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced America's return to the international Paris Agreement to fight climate change, the centerpiece of a raft of day-one executive orders aimed at restoring U.S.…

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70% of Malta’s population to be vaccinated by September – Health Minister

"Malta's realistic but ambitious target is that, by the end of September, we will have vaccinated 70% of our population." This target was expressed by Malta's Minister for Health Chris…

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U.S. President Biden takes over nation in crisis, urges end to ‘uncivil war’ – UPDATE

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday, offering a message of unity and restoration to a deeply divided country…

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Trump vows to ‘be back in some form’ as tumultuous presidency ends

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump left the White House and Washington for a final time as commander-in-chief on Wednesday after a tumultuous presidency stained by two impeachments,…

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EU calls on Biden to take global leadership on COVID-19

The world needs American leadership in the battle against COVID-19, the EU’s top diplomat said, urging President-elect Joe Biden to step up after the Trump administration was widely criticised for…

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UPDATED: WHO chief welcomes EU Council proposal for pandemic preparedness treaty

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday welcomed an EU proposal to negotiate a global treaty on pandemic preparedness as a way to guarantee countries' political commitment…

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Biden to sign 15 actions to address U.S. ‘crises’ after taking office on Wednesday

Joe Biden will sign 15 executive actions after he is sworn in as U.S. president on Wednesday, aides said, undoing policies put in place by outgoing President Donald Trump and…

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UPDATED: Pfizer vaccine appears effective against coronavirus variant found in Britain

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is likely to protect against a more infectious variant of the virus, which was discovered in Britain and has spread around the…

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European countries struggle to make most of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses

Some European countries are drawing fewer than the approved six doses from Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine vials, meaning shots are likely going to waste even as nations plead for…

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