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Vietnam to evacuate 80,000 people from Danang after virus outbreak

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam is evacuating 80,000 people, mostly local tourists, from the Danang tourism hub after three residents tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, the government said on Monday. The Southeast Asian country is on high alert after the government confirmed its first infections in the community …

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Britain reveals plans to tackle ‘obesity time bomb’

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain unveiled plans to tackle an “obesity time bomb” on Monday, banning television and online ads for junk food before 9 p.m. M. FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Great Britain on July 22, 2020. REUTERS / Hannah Mckay / File …

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Morocco closes major cities after increase in coronavirus cases

FILE PHOTO: Police officers patrol the streets after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), outside Casablanca, Morocco, March 25, 2020. REUTERS / Youssef Boudlal RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco will prevent people from entering and leaving some of its largest cities after midnight to contain an increase in COVID-19 cases, the …

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