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Israel, Morocco agree to normalize relations in latest U.S.-brokered deal

By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel and Morocco agreed on Thursday to normalize relations in a deal brokered with (More…)

270 million people face starvation, says WFP as it receives Nobel Peace Prize

By Reuters Staff

OSLO (Reuters) – Some 270 million people worldwide – equivalent to the combined populations of Germany, Britain, (More…)

Coronavirus scare on Singapore cruise ship was false alarm, authorities say

By John Geddie and Chen Lin

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A suspected COVID-19 case aboard a “cruise-to-nowhere” from Singapore which forced (More…)

U.S. airlines say vaccine cargo could help restart passenger flights

By Tracy Rucinski

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Major U.S. airlines are preparing for a massive airlift of COVID-19 vaccines that will (More…)

Explainer: How Canada will vaccinate its population against COVID-19

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Wednesday approved the first COVID-19 vaccine, jointly developed by Pfizer Inc and its German partner (More…)

Cabin fever: Singapore cruise passengers stuck in rooms after COVID-19 case

By Chen Lin and Yi Shu Ng

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Royal Caribbean “cruise-to-nowhere” from Singapore confined nearly 1,700 passengers (More…)

Scientists spray saliva-like droplets in stadium to study how fans spread aerosols

By Bart H. Meijer

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Scientists are using the Netherlands’ largest football stadium to model how a cheering (More…)

Hong Kong bank account freezes rekindle asset safety fears

By Sumeet Chatterjee and Clare Jim

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police moves to freeze the accounts of several (More…)

How much plastic are you eating?

(Reuters) – What’s for dinner? Lego sushi, credit card burgers, or a well-done piece of PVC pipe?

These examples may (More…)

In COVID-19 milestone for West, Britain starts mass vaccination

By Alistair Smout

LONDON (Reuters) – A 90-year-old grandmother became the world’s first person to receive a fully-tested COVID-19 shot (More…)