NEW DELHI / MUMBAI (Reuters) – India overtook Russia on Monday to register the world’s third-highest number of coronavirus infections at nearly 700,000, even as its worst-hit state said it will allow hotels to reopen this week. A healthcare worker wearing protective equipment transfers a resident’s blood sample to a …
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FILE PHOTO: A police officer reviews the documents of people traveling in vehicles at the entrance to Lleida after the government of Catalonia imposed new restrictions to control a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lleida , Spain, July 4, 2020. REUTERS / Nacho Doce / File Photo …
Read More »German prosecutors arrest Wirecard’s Dubai unit chief
BERLIN / FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German prosecutors said on Monday they had arrested the head of a Dubai-based Wirecard subsidiary, widening the circle of suspects in a multi-million dollar fraud investigation into the collapse of the payment company. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing …
Read More »US Navy carriers conduct drills in the South China Sea as Chinese ships observe
TOKYO (Reuters) – Two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are conducting drills in the disputed South China Sea in full view of Chinese naval vessels seen near the flotilla, the commander of one of the aircraft carriers, the USS Nimitz. FILE PHOTO: Sailors drive the rails as the USS Nimitz aircraft …
Read More »The United States exceeds 130,000 deaths from COVID-19 after a record increase in cases
(Reuters) – The number of deaths from the US coronavirus surpassed 130,000 on Monday, following a surge in new cases that has put President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis under the microscope and derailed efforts to restart the economy. FILE PHOTO: A medical worker walks past a row of …
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