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Vietnam to wave quarantine for South Korea business travellers, Seoul says
SEOUL (Reuters) - Vietnam has agreed to allow some South Korean business people to travel between the two countries without having to complete mandatory 14-day anti-coronavirus quarantine, Seoul said ...
Dec 04, 2020
Bulgaria to offer free COVID-19 vaccines on voluntary basis
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria on Friday announced plans to vaccinate people against the coronavirus free of charge once it has procured vaccine doses, and said it would start with doctors, nurses, dentis...
Dec 04, 2020
Cat-and-mouse game with Turkey must stop, Michel says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A game of "cat-and-mouse" between the European Union and Turkey needs to come to an end, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday, in reference to a dispute over n...
Dec 04, 2020
Russia detains physicist on suspicion of passing aviation secrets abroad: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Authorities in Moscow arrested a physicist on suspicion of state treason for allegedly passing classified information about Russia's aviation industry abroad, news agencies reported...
Dec 04, 2020
U.S. Congress defense bill defies Trump on Germany withdrawal, base names
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers unveiled the final version of a massive annual defense policy bill on Thursday that defies President Donald Trump's plans to withdraw troops ...
Dec 04, 2020
China tweet that enraged Australia propelled by ‘unusual’ accounts, say experts
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Chinese official's tweet of an image of an Australian soldier that sparked a furious reaction from Canberra was amplified across social media by unusual accounts...
Dec 04, 2020
Energy stocks drive gains in European shares
(Reuters) - European shares rose on Friday, with energy stocks lifting London's blue-chip index to nine-month highs, while BioNtech slid after Pfizer slashed the roll-out target of their COVID-19 vacc...
Dec 04, 2020
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
