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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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Hundreds of Thai protesters sang a jingle of Japanese cartoons on Sunday with taunts mocking the government as hungry hamsters feast on taxpayer money, part of a new youth protest movement that they say are using whimsical tactics for serious purposes. Thai youth have been challenging the …
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GALVESTON, Texas (Reuters) – Hurricane Hanna winds hit the southern Texas coast early Sunday morning, leaving thousands of people without power before it was downgraded to a tropical storm that was still threatening flash flooding in the area that is already had been severely affected by COVID-19 infections. FILE PHOTO: …
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MANILA (Reuters) – Thousands of Filipinos were crowded at a baseball stadium in Manila on Saturday, breaking social distancing rules despite coronavirus risks, after people who wanted to return to their home provinces flooded a program government transportation. Filipinos stranded due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) huddle inside a ballpark for …
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MADRID / LONDON (Reuters) – British tourists reacted with dismay on Sunday to their government’s abrupt decision to impose a two-week coronavirus quarantine on travelers returning from Spain, but the government stood firm and said it was not I would excuse. A woman stands at the EasyJet check-in counter at …
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