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Democratic divisions emerge on Senate’s $3.5 trln spending plan

By Makini Brice and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hours after the U.S. Senate approved a $3.5...

11th August, 2021

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French vaccination centres vandalised as health pass is introduced

By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) -Vandals have attacked more than 20 vaccination centres and other...

11th August, 2021

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Biden says Afghan leaders must ‘fight for their nation’ as Taliban gains

KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on captured Afghan territory on...

11th August, 2021

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Australia extends COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for seven days

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities on Wednesday extended a lockdown in Melbourne for an...

11th August, 2021

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New Zealand should only reopen border in early 2022, panel advises

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand should keep its borders shut until early 2022 and reopen on...

11th August, 2021

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Amazon loses bid to stop New York from probing COVID-19 standards

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Amazon.com Inc&#...

11th August, 2021

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India, U.S. seeing fund inflows after China crackdown – Mark Mobius

By Divya Chowdhury MUMBAI (Reuters) – India, the United States and parts of other emerging mar...

11th August, 2021

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Boeing 737 MAX test plane takes flight in China – Flightradar24

BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) – A Boeing Co 737 MAX test plane took to the skies in China on Wednes...

11th August, 2021

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Greek villagers try to save homes as wildfires burn for eighth day

By Lefteris Papadimas and Leon Malherbe AVGARIA, Greece (Reuters) – Residents mounted a round...

10th August, 2021

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Germany to end free COVID tests from Oct. 11 – sources

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government will stop offering free coronavirus tests from Oct. 1...

10th August, 2021

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Defiant Belarus leader shrugs off sanctions, says athlete was ‘manipulated’

By Natalia Zinets, William James and Elizabeth Piper KYIV/LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A defiant Pre...

10th August, 2021

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Irish rental stock hits record low as housing crisis deepens

DUBLIN (Reuters) – The number of Irish homes available to rent sunk to their lowest level on r...

10th August, 2021