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Russia says Bolivia has registered Sputnik V vaccine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Bolivia has granted emergency approval for use of Russia's Sputnik vaccine against COVID-19, Russian sovereign fund RDIF said on Wednesday. The vaccine was registered by the Bolivia...
Jan 06, 2021
New York governor backs online sports betting after pandemic battered economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, facing an economic chasm deepened by COVID-19 shutdowns, wants to follow neighboring New Jersey in legalizing mobile sports betting to help his sta...
Jan 06, 2021
Ireland tightens COVID-19 lockdown by closing schools, construction
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland on Wednesday ordered the closure of most schools and construction sites for at least three weeks in an effort to curb a sharp spike in COVID-19 infections, tightening a lock...
Jan 06, 2021
Italy PM calls on coalition partners to remain united to face crisis
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's prime minister on Wednesday urged members of his coalition government to stay united as the country grapples with a public health emergency and an economic crisis. "These are ...
Jan 06, 2021
Three drowned, dozens missing, after boat sinks in eastern Congo’s Lake Kivu
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - At least two children and one woman have drowned after a passenger boat sank on Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official s...
Jan 06, 2021
Spain records lowest temperature ever at -34C
MADRID (Reuters) - Heavy snow and icy winds blasted Spain as temperatures plumetted to -34.1C, the lowest ever recorded on the Iberian peninsula, the State Meterololgical Agency said on Wednesday. The...
Jan 06, 2021
Ireland to allow entry to British travellers with negative COVID test
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is to drop a ban on travellers from Britain and South Africa from Saturday and will instead require them on arrival to provide a negative COVID-19 test from the previous 72 ...
Jan 06, 2021
Ukraine investigating illegal vaccinations against COVID
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian police are investigating reports that some citizens have been illegally inoculated against COVID-19 with vaccines that have not been officially approved, and charged up to 3...
Jan 06, 2021
Browns’ facility remains closed pending test results
The Cleveland Browns' training facility remained closed Wednesday pending additional COVID-19 test results. The team announced Tuesday that head coach Kevin Stefanski and four others members of the or...
Jan 06, 2021
New TV channel seals funding to challenge British media ‘consensus’
LONDON (Reuters) - A new television channel has secured millions of dollars from investors such as Discovery Inc, Legatum and hedge fund manager Paul Marshall to challenge what it casts as the London-...
Jan 06, 2021
