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Iran reports its first case of Omicron coronavirus variant
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has confirmed its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the health ministry said on Sunday, while authorities urged Iranians to get their booster doses in the Middle East'...
Dec 19, 2021
Kremlin convinced WHO will approve Sputnik V vaccine within months -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin is convinced that the World Health Organization (WHO) will recognise Russia's flagship Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine within a few months, the Interfax news agency cited Kre...
Dec 19, 2021
France not planning to extend Christmas holidays due to COVID – minister
PARIS (Reuters) - French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said on BFM television that the government has no plans to extend the Christmas school holidays because of the rapid spread of the Omic...
Dec 19, 2021
Four people killed in expressway bridge collapse in China’s Hubei province
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Four people were killed and another eight injured on Saturday when part of a bridge ramp collapsed in Ezhou City, in China's central Hubei province, the official Xinhua new...
Dec 19, 2021
UK health minister doesn’t rule out new COVID restrictions before Christmas
By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister Sajid Javid declined on Sunday to rule out the chance of further COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas, saying the spread of the Omicro...
Dec 19, 2021
Thailand sends refugees back to Myanmar as clashes continue
MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) - Thailand has sent over 600 Myanmar refugees who fled fighting between the military and ethnic rebels back across the border, according to a senior Thai official who said ...
Dec 19, 2021
Italy eyes new COVID-19 measures amid Omicron worries -newspapers
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government is considering new measures to avoid a surge in COVID-19 infections during the holiday period, local newspapers reported on Sunday, amid worries over the spread of ...
Dec 19, 2021
Netherlands starts ‘painful’ Christmas coronavirus lockdown
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Shopping streets in the Netherlands were closed and people's Christmas plans were in disarray as the country began a lockdown on Sunday aimed at limiting an expected COVID-19 sur...
Dec 19, 2021
Deutsche Telekom preparing sale of radio tower business in Q1 – Handelsblatt
BERLIN (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom hopes to sell its radio tower business as soon as the first quarter of next year, Handelsblatt reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. ...
Dec 19, 2021
Swiss extradite Kremlin-linked Russian businessman to United States
ZURICH (Reuters) - Kremlin-linked Russian businessman Vladislav Klyushin was extradited from Switzerland to the United States on Saturday, the Swiss justice ministry said, a move Russia said was part ...
Dec 19, 2021
