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Oman frees activists arrested during unemployment protests
By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (Reuters) - Omani authorities released on Wednesday dozens of activists who were arrested during last week's protests, activists and human rights groups said, as the Gulf sta...
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Bill Gates’ next generation nuclear reactor to be built in Wyoming
By Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Bill Gates' advanced nuclear reactor company TerraPower LLC and PacifiCorp have selected Wyoming to launch the first Natrium ...
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Exclusive-Guatemalan president says graft fighter biased, ahead of Harris visit
By Frank Jack Daniel GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei criticized the country's best-known graft prosecutor for what he said was a left-wing politicization of the f...
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Mexico posts more than 3,000 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico reported 3,269 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and 306 more fatalities, bringing the total to 2,423,928 infections and 228,146 deaths, according to health...
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Canada finance minister says G7 deal on tech tax is ‘within reach’
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday a multilateral agreement on the taxation of tech giants was "within reach" and it should go hand in hand with a deal on ...
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Euro zone producer prices rise more than expected in April
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone producer prices rose more than expected in April, boosted by a surge in energy prices, data from the European Union's statistics office Eurostat showed on Wednesday. Eur...
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Mass grave reopens wounds among indigenous survivors of colonial Canadian school system
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Nia Williams TORONTO (Reuters) - The discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in Canada has reopened wounds for survivors of the system, they ...
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Senate Finance Committee launches probe into AbbVie’s tax practices
(Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden has launched an investigation into AbbVie's international tax practices, saying the drugmaker has avoided paying taxes on U.S. prescription drug...
Syndicated Content Jun 02, 2021
Tennis-Serena through to French Open third round after second-set blip
PARIS (Reuters) - Former world number one Serena Williams, chasing a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title, overcame a second-set blip to reach the French Open third round with a 6-3 5-7 6-1 win ...
Syndicated Content Jun 02, 2021

Local COVID roundup 6/2: ICU hospitalizations nearly cut in half
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Wednesday reported ICU hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the area dropped from 15 to eight in the last 24 hours. In addition, just 13 ne...
Dalton Kemper Jun 02, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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