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Flying solo, 19-year-old woman takes off on round-the-world record bid

By Clement Rossignol BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Pilot Zara Rutherford, 19, took off on Wednesday at...

19th August, 2021

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Nearly all small UK manufacturers face costs headache: survey

LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly all small British manufacturers are struggling with rising costs, ac...

19th August, 2021

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British study shows COVID-19 vaccine efficacy wanes under Delta

By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – A British public health study has found that protection from eith...

19th August, 2021

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Australia’s red-hot housing to get hotter, affordability to worsen – Reuters poll

By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) – Red-hot Australian house prices will heat up even more t...

19th August, 2021

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Baidu raises $1 billion in ESG bond issue despite China tech sector woes

By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc has raised $1 billion...

19th August, 2021

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Brazil prosecutors seek to force Vale, BHP to pay off Samarco’s debt – court document

By Carolina Mandl and Marta Nogueira SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian prosecutor...

19th August, 2021

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Third Pfizer dose 86% effective in over 60s, Israeli HMO says

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – A third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was found to be...

18th August, 2021

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U.S. homebuilding stumbles amid unrelenting supply constraints

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in July, th...

18th August, 2021

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U.S. to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in September

By Carl O’Donnell and Ahmed Aboulenein (Reuters) -The U.S. government said on Wednesday it pla...

18th August, 2021

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Ryanair hits back at Italian authority over seat surcharges

MILAN (Reuters) – Budget airline Ryanair has hit back at Italy’s civil aviation authorit...

18th August, 2021

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Thousands of Afghan rights workers at risk – UN

GENEVA (Reuters) -The top United Nations human rights official expressed fear on Tuesday for the saf...

18th August, 2021

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British Home Secretary calls on other nations to help take in Afghan refugees

(Reuters) – British Home Secretary Priti Patel has called on other nations to help take in Afg...

18th August, 2021