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Indonesia says agreements signed for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has signed an agreement with two drugmakers AstraZeneca and Novavax, for 100 million doses of vaccines, the country's foreign minister said on Wednesday. "We've secured s...
Dec 30, 2020
Norway extends flight ban from Britain to Jan. 2 over coronavirus variant
OSLO (Reuters) - The ban on flights from Britain to Norway will be extended until 1600 GMT on Jan. 2 because of ongoing concerns over a mutated strain of the coronavirus, the Norwegian health ministry...
Dec 30, 2020
U.S. Treasury yields 2020 drop makes way for slow grind back in 2021
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Ira Iosebashvili NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasuries market took investors on a bumpy ride in 2020, with yields plunging to historic lows in the early part of the year be...
Dec 30, 2020
Switzerland documents five cases of UK virus variant, two of South African variant
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has documented five cases of a coronavirus variant from Britain and two cases of a South African variant, a Swiss health ministry official said on Tuesday, adding he ant...
Dec 30, 2020
India extends suspension of flights with Britain to Jan. 7
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India has extended until Jan. 7 its suspension of flights with Britain, the civil aviation minister said, as the South Asian nation reported 20 cases of a new infectious strain o...
Dec 30, 2020
Cuban migrants protest at Mexico border, seeking entry to U.S.
By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Dozens of Cubans protested at the U.S. border in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez on Tuesday night, demanding they be allowed to cross...
Dec 30, 2020
Indonesia bans hardline Islamic Defender’s Front group
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has banned the controversial but politically influential hardline group the Islamic Defender's Front, the country's chief security minister announced on Wednesday. Mahfud...
Dec 30, 2020
Singapore arrests man who spied for China in United States
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore authorities arrested a man on his return to the city-state on Wednesday after he was jailed for spying for China in the United States, saying they would investigate whe...
Dec 30, 2020
South Korea holds final hearing in Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee’s graft trial
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - The final hearing of a trial that will decide whether Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee returns to jail for alleged bribery began in a Seoul court on W...
Dec 30, 2020
Tokyo governor warns of possible ‘explosion’ in COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - The coronavirus situation in Tokyo is quite severe and the Japanese capital could potentially face an "explosion" of COVID-19 cases, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Wednesday ahe...
Dec 30, 2020
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