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Germany’s Merkel expects infection rates to rise with colder weather
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel expects the rate of infection spread to rise as the change in weather means more people will spend time inside in the coming months. Speaking after a...
Sep 29, 2020
Nine pilot whales die stranded on Spain’s northern coast
CARRENO, Spain (Reuters) - Nine stranded pilot whales have died on a beach on Spain's northern coast but local authorities and residents managed to help others back at sea, the regional government sai...
Sep 29, 2020
Pandemic could get out of control in certain German regions: Bavarian premier
BERLIN (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic could get out of control in certain regions, making certain concrete rules necessary, Bavarian premier Markus Soeder said on Tuesday. Soeder was speaking at...
Sep 29, 2020
UAE announces candidacy for U.N. Security Council seat
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced its candidacy for a two-year term on the U.N. Security Council in 2022-2023, the state news agency WAM said. The announcement came in a ...
Sep 29, 2020
Extinction Rebellion protester walks runway at Dior in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - A woman holding a banner reading "We are all fashion victims" infiltrated the catwalk at Christian Dior's show in Paris on Tuesday - walking the runway so calmly that it appeared at ...
Sep 29, 2020
Germany’s Merkel vows to avoid full national lockdown in pandemic
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany wants to avoid a full national lockdown at all costs by quickly tracking infection chains and shutting down local outbreaks, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday. "We wa...
Sep 29, 2020
Axis Security raises $32 million in private funding round
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Axis Security, a U.S.-Israeli startup that helps companies enable employees to safely connect to private applications, said on Tuesday it raised $32 million in a private funding ...
Sep 29, 2020
UK reports record daily figure of 7,143 COVID-19 cases
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 7,143 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest single figure to date, and 71 deaths, the biggest toll since July. Lockdown measures are being imposed across...
Sep 29, 2020
WTO should play role in COVID-19 medicine access: candidate
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - A key contender to head the World Trade Organization told Reuters on Tuesday she thinks the body should play a role in helping poorer countries access COVID-19 drugs a...
Sep 29, 2020
New York City’s daily COVID-19 positive test rate is over 3% ‘for the first time in months’: mayor
(Reuters) - New York City's positive COVID-19 test rate topped 3% "for the first time in months," Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday, attributing the rise in the city's infection rate to nine partic...
Sep 29, 2020
