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London declares ‘major incident’ to help COVID-hit hospitals
LONDON (Reuters) - London Mayor Sadiq Khan declared a "major incident" on Saturday to help the capital's hospitals cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus ...
Dec 18, 2021
UK reports 10,000 jump in Omicron cases, deaths rise to 7
LONDON (Reuters) -Cases in the United Kingdom of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus jumped sharply to almost 25,000 while the total number of reported deaths among people with it so...
Dec 18, 2021
Chelsea owner Abramovich gets Portuguese citizenship
By Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) - Billionaire Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich has become a Portuguese citizen, adding the European Union member country's passport to his Russian and Isr...
Dec 18, 2021
German regional health ministers call for tighter rules on UK arrivals
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's regional health ministers urged the national government on Saturday to introduce tougher rules on people arriving from Britain, where the Omicron coronavirus variant has s...
Dec 18, 2021
‘Super Saturday’ set to lure last-minute shoppers in U.S. despite Omicron surge
By Arriana McLymore and Richa Naidu NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. retailers opened their doors on Saturday to what they hope will be swarms of shoppers searching for last-minute holiday gifts, des...
Dec 18, 2021
Omicron coronavirus variant spreading fast in Italy – health body
ROME (Reuters) - The highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading quickly in Italy, with new cases identified in the country's north and south, the national health institute (ISS)...
Dec 18, 2021
We wish you a merry vaccine! Lisbon starts inoculating children
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) - Nurses wearing reindeer antler headbands danced to festive music and Santa Claus showed up at a Lisbon vaccination centre on Saturday as young ...
Dec 18, 2021
Taiwan referendums fail in major setback for opposition
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's opposition suffered a major setback on Saturday after voters rejected four referendums it had championed as a show of no confidence in the government. The d...
Dec 18, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms ex-Chicago Mayor Emanuel to be ambassador to Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate early Saturday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee Rahm Emanuel to be ambassador to Japan, despite questions about the murder of a Black teenager by a white ...
Dec 18, 2021
Alpine skiing-American Bennett claims shock downhill victory in Val Gardena
(Reuters) - Bryce Bennett of the United States sprang a surprise by claiming the first World Cup victory of his career in the men's downhill at Val Gardena in Italy on Saturday. The 29-year-old claime...
Dec 18, 2021
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