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US will require negative COVID-19 tests for all UK passengers – CDC
December 25, 2020
US will require negative COVID-19 tests for all UK passengers – CDC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for…
Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?
December 25, 2020
Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With rich countries snapping up supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have…
Taiwan fines EVA Air $35,000 after pilot blamed for COVID infection
December 24, 2020
Taiwan fines EVA Air $35,000 after pilot blamed for COVID infection
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Transport Ministry on Thursday fined EVA Airways Corp T$1 million ($35,000) after the government blamed one…
France’s Macron showing no more COVID-19 symptoms, Elysee says
December 24, 2020
France’s Macron showing no more COVID-19 symptoms, Elysee says
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron is showing no more symptoms of COVID-19, the Elysee office said on Thursday. Macron,…
Trump is more erratic than ever with final days in sight
December 24, 2020
Trump is more erratic than ever with final days in sight
It turns out there are no silent nights in the Trump era. Even in the lead-up to Christmas, even in…
Coronavirus: Africa faces a second wave
December 24, 2020
Coronavirus: Africa faces a second wave
The second wave of the pandemic, which has long since reached other parts of the world, is also sweeping across…
UK, EU on cusp of striking Brexit trade deal at last
December 24, 2020
UK, EU on cusp of striking Brexit trade deal at last
BRUSSELS (AP) — Negotiators from the European Union and Britain worked through the night and right into Christmas Eve to…
Scarred by 2020, Gen Z looks to a COVID-free future
December 24, 2020
Scarred by 2020, Gen Z looks to a COVID-free future
(Reuters) – Lives that had been focussed on school, university, sports or even going to K-pop concerts vanished overnight for…
Trump threatens to torpedo COVID relief with new demands
December 23, 2020
Trump threatens to torpedo COVID relief with new demands
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has threatened to torpedo Congress’ massive COVID-19 relief package in the midst of a…
Isolation of UK eases but backlog could take days to clear
December 23, 2020
Isolation of UK eases but backlog could take days to clear
CALAIS, France (AP) — Goods and passengers from Britain began arriving on French shores Wednesday following a two-day blockade imposed…