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Russia reports record COVID-19 cases and deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported a record one-day tally of 29,935 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday as well as 635 deaths from the virus, the most confirmed in a single 24 hour period since the pandemi...
Dec 24, 2020
The blast that blew away Lebanon's faith in itself
By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT (Reuters) - They gather in groups, wearing black, in the shadow of buildings gutted by the explosion that shook this city on Aug. 4. Men, women and children from Christian and ...
Dec 24, 2020
European stocks futures jump on signs Brexit deal almost at hand
(Reuters) - European stock futures surged on Thursday as a Brexit trade deal seemed almost at hand, with just a week left for Britain's final exit from the European Union. After months of wrangling, a...
Dec 24, 2020
China to suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom, Wang Wenbin, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday, citing the emergence of a new coronavirus strain. "Aft...
Dec 24, 2020
Facebook removes Australian celebrity chef's page for COVID-19 conspiracies
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has removed the page of Australian celebrity chef turned conspiracy theorist Pete Evans for spreading misinformation about COVID-19, t...
Dec 24, 2020
China says reports of demands on nuclear power complicating EU talks are fake
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Thursday that media reports of Chinese demands on nuclear power investment complicating bilateral talks with the European Union are "fake". Discuss...
Dec 24, 2020
No UK port problems so far for Jaguar Land Rover
(Reuters) - Luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has not seen any impact so far from issues at UK ports, its parent Tata Motors said on Thursday, even as many countries cut transport ties with Britain du...
Dec 24, 2020
Ethiopia's PM says forces have been sent into Benishangul-Gumuz region
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday he had deployed forces to the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, a day after gunmen killed more than 100 people in the area...
Dec 24, 2020
Scarred by 2020, Gen Z looks to a COVID-free future
(Reuters) - Lives that had been focussed on school, university, sports or even going to K-pop concerts vanished overnight for members of Gen Z as the global pandemic struck. While a lot was heard abou...
Dec 24, 2020
Youth unemployment: a scourge of the COVID-19 economy
(Reuters) - As 2020 was dawning, the oldest members of the world's youngest generation - Generation Z - were preparing to emerge into one of the strongest global job markets in decades. That promising...
Dec 24, 2020
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