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Taliban assassinations of Afghan pilots ‘worrisome,’ U.S. govt watchdog says

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Taliban assassinations of Afghan pilots detailed by Reu...

30th July, 2021

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Exclusive-AstraZeneca exploring options for COVID-19 vaccine business – executive

By Alistair Smout and Pushkala Aripaka LONDON (Reuters) -AstraZeneca is exploring options for the fu...

29th July, 2021

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U.S. economy grows solidly in second quarter; labor market healing

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy grew solidly in the second quarter,...

29th July, 2021

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Analysis-In fast-warming world, Tokyo is barometer for future Olympics

By Beh Lih Yi (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The muggy heat swaddling Tokyo may be a forerunne...

29th July, 2021

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Two Games attendees in hospital as Japan COVID-19 cases surge

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Takashi Umekawa TOKYO (Reuters) – Two people attending the Tokyo Olymp...

29th July, 2021

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Sydney posts record daily COVID-19 cases, police powers extended to enforce lockdown

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The COVID-19 Delta outbreak in Australia’s biggest city Sydney grew b...

29th July, 2021

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Pentagon chief seeks to nudge ties with Vietnam as human rights concerns linger

By Idrees Ali HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought on Thursday to nudg...

29th July, 2021

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Tunisia’s Saied moves on economy and COVID-19 after dismissing govt

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia’s president said on Wednesday he was addressing the di...

29th July, 2021

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Peru’s Castillo, in first speech as president, pledges to heal colonial wounds

By Marco Aquino and Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA (Reuters) -Pedro Castillo on Wednesday said Peru’s...

29th July, 2021

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Iran’s Khamenei blames ‘cowardly’ U.S. for pause in nuclear talks

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday declared Tehran wo...

29th July, 2021

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Samsung Elec forecasts strong chip demand as Q2 profit jumps

By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday forecast stro...

29th July, 2021

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Britain’s climate getting warmer, sunnier and wetter – Met Office

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Recent decades in Britain have been warmer, wetter and sun...

29th July, 2021