BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s once-a-decade census is expected to show a further decline in the percentage of young people in its rapidly aging population, as high costs of living and aversion to …
Read More »UPDATE 1-WHO does not endorse vaccination passports for now: spokesperson
(Add details, background) GENEVA, April 6 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization does not endorse the requirement for vaccination passports for travel due to uncertainty about whether inoculation prevents transmission of the …
Read More »Turkey summons Chinese ambassador in response to Uighurs’ claims
FILE PHOTO: A protester wearing a mask takes part in a protest against the visit of China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 25, 2021. REUTERS …
Read More »Tourism first! Phuket island in mass vaccination campaign ahead of the rest of Thailand
By Prapan Chankaew, Orathai Sriring PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) – In Thailand, it is the largest tourism sector that jumped to the forefront of the COVID-19 vaccination line, and the country’s most popular …
Read More »Beauty queen brings Myanmar’s democratic struggle to the international stage
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Myanmar model Han Lay did not win the Miss Grand International beauty pageant last week, but will be remembered as one of its most passionate contestants. The 22-year-old turned …
Read More »Germany warns third wave of coronavirus could be worst yet
BERLIN (Reuters) – The third wave of the coronavirus in Germany could be the worst yet and the possibility of 100,000 new infections a day is not ruled out, the director of …
Read More »Parts of France go into lockdown amid confusion and frustration
PARIS (Reuters) – Nearly a third of French people entered a month-long lockdown on Saturday, with many expressing fatigue and confusion over the latest set of restrictions aimed at containing the spread …
Read More »Britain reaches milestone as half of all adults receive first dose of vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has reached a milestone in vaccination against COVID-19 with more than half of all adults receiving at least one injection, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Saturday, making …
Read More »Parts of France go into lockdown amid confusion and frustration
PARIS (Reuters) – Nearly a third of French people entered a month-long lockdown on Saturday, with many expressing fatigue and confusion over the latest set of restrictions aimed at containing the spread …
Read More »Dutch police break up anti-blockade protest ahead of elections
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Dutch riot police used water cannons and batons on Sunday to disperse a crowd of several thousand anti-lockdown protesters gathered in central The Hague a day before the …
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