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Coronavirus variant detected in Portugal's Madeira in travellers from Britain
LISBON (Reuters) - The new variant of the coronavirus linked to a rapid rise in infections in Britain has been detected on the Portuguese island of Madeira, the first cases of the more contagious vari...
Dec 27, 2020
Tennis-Murray awarded wildcard for Australian Open
(Reuters) - Britain's former world number one Andy Murray has been awarded a wildcard for February's Australian Open, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Sunday. The main draw entry for the first ...
Dec 27, 2020
BMW aims for 20% of its vehicles to be electric by 2023 -paper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German luxury carmaker BMW is planning to step up its production of electric vehicles, Chief Executive Oliver Zipse told German daily Augsburger Allgemeine. "We are significantly...
Dec 27, 2020
Cold chain doubts delay COVID-19 vaccinations in some German cities
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's coronavirus vaccination campaign faced delays in several cities on Sunday after medical staff found potential irregularities in the cooling of the shot produced by BioN...
Dec 27, 2020
Turkey says it killed 15 Kurdish militants preparing attack in northeast Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Sunday its military killed 15 militants from the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which it said was preparing to carry out an attack in a region of northeast Syria control...
Dec 27, 2020
Putin decides to receive coronavirus vaccine - Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's president Vladimir Putin will receive the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a Russian state TV channel on Sunday. "He said he ...
Dec 27, 2020
German pilot makes point with syringe in the sky
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German pilot Samy Kramer has traced a giant syringe in the sky, flying 200 kilometers to remind people about the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Europe. The 20-year...
Dec 27, 2020
'The beginning of the end': Europe rolls out vaccines to see off pandemic
By Isla Binnie and Giselda Vagnoni MADRID/ROME (Reuters) - Europe launched a massive vaccination drive on Sunday with pensioners and medics lining up to take the first shots to see off the COVID-19 pa...
Dec 27, 2020
Timberwolves hold off late rally, defeat Jazz 116-111
By John Coon SALT LAKE CITY - Tough defense is becoming a crucial part of Minnesota's basketball identity. That was evidenced by what the Timberwolves did in the closing seconds of their 116-111 victo...
Dec 27, 2020
Brexit offers Britain chance to do financial services differently -minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Brexit offers Britain a chance to do things differently in financial services, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday, but a trade deal with the European Union gives reassuranc...
Dec 27, 2020
