Healthcare
Israel broadens eligibility for fourth shot of COVID vaccine
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Wednesday broadened eligibility for a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to include adults under 60...
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Malaysia former PM Mahathir recovering, moved to regular ward
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's 96-year-old former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who served for more than two decades in the...
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Thailand gives green light to growing cannabis at home
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's narcotics board on Tuesday said it would remove cannabis from its drugs list, paving the way...
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Mandatory COVID shots could deepen German nurse shortage, say care companies
By Nicole Moritz and Zuzanna Szymanska BERLIN (Reuters) - As Germany gears up to make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory in the...
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Former Malaysia PM Mahathir’s condition improving, to remain in hospital
(Fixes headline to remove extraneous s in "remain") KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's former leader Mahathir Mohamad, who served as...
Read moreNine Doctors Without Borders members released in Sudan, medical group says
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese authorities released nine Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) staff members on Tuesday, the medical aid...
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Canadian hospitals strain as Omicron hits health workers
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Allison Lampert TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) -After a year as an emergency department nurse at a busy...
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Rich countries’ access to foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns -group
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment...
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Finland’s opposition come first, nationalists hammered in midterm regional vote
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's main opposition party, the centre-right National Coalition, outperformed the ruling centre-left coalition in a midterm regional...
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Italy’s Berlusconi in hospital for routine tests, his doctor says
MILAN (Reuters) -Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is in a Milan hospital for routine checks, his personal doctor said...
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Australia’s Queensland state says peak of Omicron two weeks away
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia reported 64 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, as the most populous state, New South Wales (NSW),...
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Tokyo hits record 10,000 COVID cases, Japan over 50,000 for first time
TOKYO (Reuters) -Tokyo recorded its fourth record number of daily COVID-19 infections on Saturday, breaking above 10,000, while Japan's exceeded...
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Chile’s Boric unveils centrist Cabinet as markets breath sigh of relief
By Fabian Cambero and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile's leftist President-elect Gabriel Boric unveiled his Cabinet on Friday,...
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German health minister sees possible tripling of coronavirus infections by mid-Feb
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany reported a record 140,160 new coronavirus cases on Friday as the country's health minister warned the...
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Colombia judges split on removing abortion from penal code
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - Eight judges from Colombia's constitutional court were evenly split on Thursday over whether...
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No vax, no meal: Some Polish restaurants impose entry curbs amid criticism of light-touch rules
WARSAW (Reuters) - Warsaw restaurateur Marcin Wojtasik says he is willing to face bad reviews from anti-vaxxers to help protect...
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Lebanon’s healthcare on brink of collapse amid crisis, says minister
By Timour Azhari, Laila Bassam and Maya Saad BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's healthcare system is crumbling amid an economic crisis...
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Britain must learn to live with COVID-19, it could be with us forever – Javid
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain must learn to live with COVID-19 as it may be with us forever, health minister Sajid...
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Hong Kong to shut secondary schools from Monday over COVID fears
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will suspend face-to-face teaching in secondary schools from Monday until after the approaching Lunar...
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Greece imposes rolling fines to push COVID-19 vaccinations in older people
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has begun imposing recurring fines on those over the age of 60 who are unvaccinated against...
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