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Belgian foreign minister tests positive for coronavirus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's foreign minister Sophie Wilmes said on Saturday she had tested positive for COVID-19. "My Covid test result is positive. Contamination probably occurred within my family...
Oct 17, 2020
Lebanon’s biggest Christian party says won’t back Hariri for PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's largest Christian political party said on Saturday it would not back the nomination of former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to lead a government to tackle a deep economic ...
Oct 17, 2020
Daily coronavirus cases in the Netherlands hit a record 8,114
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Netherlands hit a new record for daily coronavirus cases, with more than 8,000 infections in the past 24 hours, data released on Saturday showed. The number of confirmed case...
Oct 17, 2020
Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
(Reuters) - A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the pandemic, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday and warned concerted action was needed to prevent mil...
Oct 17, 2020
Russia receives renewed approval for COVID-19 vaccine trials in India: RDIF
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd have received renewed approval to conduct late-stage clinical trials in India of the Russian COVID-19 vacci...
Oct 17, 2020
Divided world is failing COVID-19 test, says frustrated U.N. chief
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday and warned concer...
Oct 17, 2020
British artist Banksy claims hula-hooping girl street art
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - The elusive British street artist Banksy confirmed on Saturday that a new artwork that appeared on a wall in Nottingham, central England, depicting a young girl using a...
Oct 17, 2020
Austria reports record daily COVID-19 infections, but still below 2,000
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria on Saturday reported 1,747 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, a new record but well below a tally reported by a newspaper earlier in the day. The daily count has t...
Oct 17, 2020
Biden edges Trump in TV ratings for dueling town halls
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Vice President Joe Biden won a TV ratings battle with President Donald Trump as the two held competing town halls with voters just weeks ahead of the No...
Oct 17, 2020
COVID-19 case confirmed in pope’s Vatican residence
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A man living in the same Vatican residence as Pope Francis has tested positive for COVID-19 and gone into isolation, the Vatican said on Saturday. The man, who was not identif...
Oct 17, 2020
