SEOUL (Reuters) – The North Korean Red Cross has deployed 43,000 volunteers to help communities prevent coronavirus outbreaks and provide flood relief, an official with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a statement. Monday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared a state …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the top US official to visit in four decades, a trip condemned by China claiming the island as its own, Sino-US continues irritating relationships.
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PHOTO PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks to locals at a heritage center in Beeston near Nottingham, England, 28 July 2020. Rui Vieira / Pool via REUTERS / File Photo (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered a public relations campaign to reopen schools on time in …
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – As COVID-19 cases spike and hospital bed space disappears in Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage officials on Friday won a major ruling in favor of a ban on indoor dining after a standoff over it problem moved to court. Customers packed Kriner’s Diner, a dinner in Midtown …
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BRAZIL / RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 is expected to reach 100,000 on Saturday and continue to climb as most Brazilian cities reopen shops and restaurants, although the pandemic is still raging. Crosses, balloons and Brazilian flags are seen on Copacabana beach, placed by members …
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