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Western states need united front against divisive China – Trudeau
TORONTO (Reuters) - Western countries should have a united front against China to prevent the Asian state from using commercial interests to play them against each other, Canadian Prime Minister Justi...
Dec 25, 2021
NHL postpones 14 games, will not resume before Tuesday
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) pushed back its return from the holiday break by another day after postponing Monday's 14-game schedule to allow the league and teams time to complete COVI...
Dec 25, 2021
Soccer-Villa manager Gerrard to sit out two games after positive COVID test
(Reuters) - Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard will miss the team's next two Premier League matches after testing positive for COVID-19, the English club said on Saturday. Gerrard, 41, who joined the ...
Dec 25, 2021
Bomb explodes at restaurant in east Congo, mayor says
BENI (Reuters) - A bomb exploded inside a restaurant in Beni, a city in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, the mayor said on local radio. It was not immediately clear whether there were any cas...
Dec 25, 2021
France reports more than 100,000 COVID-19 infections for first time
PARIS (Reuters) - France recorded a record high of 104,611 COVID-19 infections on Saturday, breaking the 100,000 threshold for the first time since the pandemic began as the omicron variant continued ...
Dec 25, 2021
Israel orders Pfizer’s new COVID-19 pill
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has ordered 100,000 units of Pfizer Inc's anti-viral COVID 19 pill Paxlovid for people aged 12 and older at risk of severe illness, an Israeli official said on Saturday, c...
Dec 25, 2021
Italy reports third consecutive record of coronavirus cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported a third successive record tally of COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with new infections hitting 54,762 against 50,599 a day earlier, the health ministry said. The number of ...
Dec 25, 2021
Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in children aged 12-18
(Reuters) - Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin has gained approval for emergency use in children aged 12 to 18, the Indian company said on Twitter https://bit.ly/3Em588U. The tweet came minutes...
Dec 25, 2021
India to give COVID-19 booster shots to healthcare workers from Jan. 10
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will start administering COVID-19 booster shots to healthcare and frontline workers from Jan. 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. In an address to the nation...
Dec 25, 2021
U.S. airlines scrap hundreds of Christmas Day flights due to Omicron
By Humeyra Pamuk and Joel Schectman WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airlines canceled close to 900 flights on Saturday, the second straight day of massive cancellations as surging COVID-19 infections have...
Dec 25, 2021
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