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French Finance Minister says will get COVID-19 vaccine when possible
PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday he would get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as he could, despite a vocal anti-vaccination movement in France. "As soon as i...
Dec 04, 2020
Tokyo Games postponement to cost $2.8 billion: organisers
TOKYO (Reuters) - The postponement of the Tokyo Games until next year because of the novel coronavirus pandemic will cost 294 billion yen ($2.8 billion), organisers said on Friday. The extra costs wil...
Dec 04, 2020
Russia reports 27,403 new coronavirus cases, 569 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 27,403 new coronavirus cases on Friday, including 6,868 in Moscow, taking the national total to 2,402,949 since the pandemic began. Authorities also confirmed 569 de...
Dec 04, 2020
China says U.S. should stop abusing the concept of national security
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday it firmly opposes the United States' wanton oppression of its companies and asked America to stop abusing the concept of national security, after the Trump adm...
Dec 04, 2020
Japan should weigh safety net for pandemic-hit firms, says PM aide
By Kaori Kaneko and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan should consider creating a safety net for companies that may need help surviving the hit from the coronavirus pandemic, such as airlines ...
Dec 04, 2020
Brexit trade talks in ‘difficult phase’, British minister says
LONDON (Reuters) -Brexit trade talks are in the difficult phase and a deal can only be struck if the European Union accepts that Britain is a sovereign nation, Business Secretary Alok Sharma said. Wit...
Dec 04, 2020
German industrial orders rise more than expected in October
BERLIN (Reuters) - German industrial orders rose more than expected on the month in October, data showed on Friday, raising hopes the manufacturing sector in Europe's biggest economy started the fourt...
Dec 04, 2020
UK hopes for millions of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine doses this year: minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain hopes for millions of doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year but the final figure will depend on how quickly it can be manufactured, Britain's ...
Dec 04, 2020
First COVID-19 vaccines may reach Poland in January: PM’s top aide
WARSAW (Reuters) - The first coronavirus vaccines could reach Poland in January, the Polish prime minister's top aide said on Friday, as emerging Europe's biggest country prepares to roll out its COVI...
Dec 04, 2020
German minister urges extra COVID-19 measures in some districts
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Friday called for additional restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus in parts of Germany where infection numbers are very high. "Wher...
Dec 04, 2020
