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France reports record high of 179,807 new coronavirus cases in one day
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported a record high of 179,807 new confirmed coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period on Tuesday, by far the highest daily number since the start of the pandemic. The previous...
Dec 28, 2021
Jordanian deputies in mass punch-up during heated session
AMMAN (Reuters) - Several deputies traded punches in a brawl in Jordan's parliament on Tuesday after a verbal row escalated when the assembly speaker called on a deputy to leave, witnesses said. Live ...
Dec 28, 2021
Scans reveal details of unwrapped ancient Egyptian mummy
CAIRO (Reuters) - Researchers have used digital technology to take the first accurate look inside the mummy of King Amenhotep I , which has remained unwrapped in modern times, according to a study pub...
Dec 28, 2021
Carnival says most itineraries unchanged even as Omicron cases rise
(Reuters) - Carnival Corp said on Tuesday a majority of its ships' itineraries were unchanged, despite a surge in Omicron coronavirus cases that has threatened to stall a recovery in the cruise indust...
Dec 28, 2021
Britney Spears not ready to return to music business she calls ‘scary’
(Note language in 4th paragraph some readers may find offensive) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears has signaled she is not yet ready to return to making music after 13 years under a conservatorsh...
Dec 28, 2021
Riot Games to pay $100M for gender discrimination
Video game giant Riot Games agreed to a $100 million payment to settle a gender discrimination suit involving more than 2,000 female employees, some of whom still work for the company. "We believe thi...
Dec 28, 2021
Belgian theatres win court battle to reopen after COVID closures
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian theatres and other cultural venues won an initial legal victory on Tuesday to reopen after the government ordered their closure as part of coronavirus restrictions to curb...
Dec 28, 2021
UK reports record high 129,471 new COVID-19 cases
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain reported a record 129,471 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would not bring in new restrictions to limit the spread of the vi...
Dec 28, 2021
Turkey’s COVID-19 infections exceed 30,000 for first time in two months
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's daily coronavirus cases exceeded 30,000 for the first time since October 19 on Tuesday, health ministry data showed, as Health Minister Fahrettin Koca warned against rising...
Dec 28, 2021
Portugal’s COVID-19 cases hit new highs, hospitals not as strained
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal reported on Tuesday a record 17,172 new coronavirus infections, although the rate was about half the level of the worst surge at the start of the year and hospitalisations ...
Dec 28, 2021
