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Flights between Turkey, Iraq suspended over coronavirus: Iraq aviation
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Flights between Turkey and Iraq have been suspended because of rising coronavirus infections in Turkey, Iraq's Aviation Authority said on Sunday. Iraq reopened Baghdad and southern...
Aug 02, 2020
Runners told to observe social distancing in Moscow half-marathon
MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 9,500 runners competing in Moscow's annual half-marathon on Sunday wore masks and gloves in the starting area, had their temperature checked and were told to observe socia...
Aug 02, 2020
UAE and Iran foreign ministers exchange Eid greetings in video call: WAM news agency
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif exchanged greetings for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday...
Aug 02, 2020
Thai army suspends U.S. training plans after soldiers contract COVID-19
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has suspended plans for its army to undertake joint training with the U.S. military after nine Thai soldiers tested positive for coronavirus upon returning from Hawaii, th...
Aug 02, 2020
Ireland considering additional measures to limit non-essential travel, minister says
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is considering additional measures to limit non-essential travel in the wake of an uptick in COVID-19 infections in recent days both in Ireland and other European countries,...
Aug 02, 2020
Athletics: South Africa's Van Niekerk tests positive for COVID-19 in Italy - report
(Reuters) - South Africa's Olympic 400 metres champion Wayde van Niekerk tested positive for COVID-19 in Italy last week, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. Van Niekerk, who romped to Ol...
Aug 02, 2020
India's interior minister tests positive for coronavirus, hospitalised
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Interior Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that he had tested positive for coronavirus and had been admitted to hospital. Amit Shah, a close aide to Prime Minister Narend...
Aug 02, 2020
Vietnam health ministry: COVID-19 infections rise to 620; death toll to 5
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reported 34 new novel coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 620. The country's COVID-19 death toll rose by tw...
Aug 02, 2020
Switzerland should tighten coronavirus restrictions again, government advisor says
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland should tighten restrictions to curb the coronavirus again following a recent spike in cases, in order to prevent the need for much harsher lockdown measures in future, t...
Aug 02, 2020
Thai PM orders deeper look into death of witness in Red Bull hit-and-run case
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's prime minister has ordered a second autopsy be conducted after the death of a key witness in a deadly hit-and-run case linked to the heir to the Red Bull energy drink fo...
Aug 02, 2020
