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European stocks inch higher as AstraZeneca gains on UK vaccine approval
(Reuters) - European stocks edged higher on Wednesday as Britain approved a COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, while bets of more U.S. fiscal aid and massive vaccination ...
Dec 30, 2020
California nurse tests positive over a week after receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine: ABC
(Reuters) - A 45-year-old nurse in California tested positive for COVID-19 more than a week after receiving Pfizer Inc's coronavirus vaccine, an ABC News affiliate reported https://bit.ly/2L8iBel on T...
Dec 30, 2020
Honda to stop auto sales in Russia in 2022
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian subsidiary of Japan's Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it would stop supplying new cars to official dealers in Russia in 2022 as part of the company's efforts to restruc...
Dec 30, 2020
Philippine president’s guards used ‘smuggled’ COVID-19 vaccines: minister
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine defence minister said on Wednesday that unapproved COVID-19 vaccines given to President Rodrigo Duterte's military security detail had been smuggled into the country,...
Dec 30, 2020
India says talks with China yet to make progress to end border standoff
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Talks between India and China have yet to make headway to end a standoff on a disputed section of their Himalayan border, India's defence minister said on Wednesday, as thousands...
Dec 30, 2020
Russia records 26,513 new coronavirus infections
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday reported 26,513 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 5,105 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 3,131,550. Authorities said 599 people had d...
Dec 30, 2020
Argentine congress grants final approval to landmark abortion bill
By Nicols Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina on Wednesday became the first major country in Latin America to legalize abortion when the Senate voted by 38 in favor to 29 against with one abst...
Dec 30, 2020
Czech Republic reports record 16,329 daily COVID-19 cases – ministry
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic reported a record high 16,329 daily cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The central European country of 10.7 million has been one...
Dec 30, 2020
UK house prices rise by most in six years: Nationwide
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rose faster than expected in December to record their biggest annual increase in six years, as tax incentives and COVID-driven appetite for larger homes continu...
Dec 30, 2020
Britain approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major wi...
Dec 30, 2020
