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Klain says Biden has had polite talks with Senator McConnell on getting Cabinet appointed
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's incoming chief of staff Ron Klain said on Friday Biden has had polite, straightforward talks with Republican Senator Mitch McConnell about the need to get ...
Jan 15, 2021
U.S. holiday sales rise 8.3% in 2020 as stimulus checks boost spending: NRF
(Reuters) - U.S. holiday sales jumped 8.3% last year to record their best growth in at least 19 years, as consumers used their stimulus checks to splurge on gifts, the National Retail Federation (NRF)...
Jan 15, 2021
UK Chief Scientific Adviser: COVID mutations may evade vaccine, but we can adapt
LONDON (Reuters) - Mutations of the novel coronavirus could theoretically get around the current vaccines, but the vaccines themselves can be adapted to new strains, Britain's Chief Scientific Adviser...
Jan 15, 2021
UK says COVID-19 cases levelling off, but hospital admissions rising
LONDON (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Britain are showing some signs of levelling off but admissions to hospital are expected to keep rising and will not begin to fall for a few weeks, England's Chi...
Jan 15, 2021
Biden chief of staff Klain says he expects 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths next month
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's incoming chief of staff Ron Klain said on Friday he expects the United States to hit 500,000 COVID-19 deaths next month. Klain made the comment in an onlin...
Jan 15, 2021
World is in a race with a coronavirus trying to mutate, WHO says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The world is in a race with a coronavirus trying to mutate and new variants need quick and intense research, the head of the World Health Organization's Emergency Committee of indep...
Jan 15, 2021
World failing to break community chains of COVID transmission, WHO says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The world is failing to break chains of coronavirus transmission at community and household levels, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday. "We ne...
Jan 15, 2021
U.S. closing National Mall, landmarks in Washington ahead of inauguration
(Reuters) - The National Park Service said Friday it was immediately closing the National Mall and iconic U.S. landmarks in Washington to visitors through at least Jan. 21 amid an unprecedented boost ...
Jan 15, 2021
Britain tightens borders to keep out new COVID-19 strains
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is tightening border controls to prevent new strains of COVID-19 coming into the country, suspending all the 'travel corridor' arrangements that had meant arrivals from some...
Jan 15, 2021
Belarus authorities criticised over tape discussing internment camps for protesters
By Matthias Williams KYIV (Reuters) - President Alexander Lukashenko's main electoral challenger criticised the Belarusian authorities on Friday over an audio recording in which she said a top securit...
Jan 15, 2021
