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Third COVID-19 wave is ebbing fast in Sweden, expert says
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A third wave of COVID-19 infections is ebbing fast in Sweden but the pandemic is not over in the Scandinavian country, a senior health official said on Thursday. Sweden has been ...
May 27, 2021
Somalia’s political leaders sign agreement resolving impasse out elections
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and regional state presidents have signed an agreement resolving an impasse over holding elections, the state-run television statio...
May 27, 2021
Tennis-Everyone must work on creating safe mental environment for players, says Swiatek’s psychologist
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - All tennis stakeholders should work on creating a safe environment for players whose mental health is at risk, the sports psychologist of French Open champion Iga Sw...
May 27, 2021
Consumer finance startup Acorns to go public in over $2 billion SPAC deal
(Reuters) - Acorns Grow Inc said on Thursday it was going public through a merger with blank-check company Pioneer Merger Corp in a deal valuing the savings and investing app at about $2.2 billion. Ac...
May 27, 2021
GM restarting some plants hit by chips shortage
(Reuters) - General Motors Co said Thursday it will be soon be restarting production at five assembly plants around the world that have been idled due to a global semiconductor chips shortage. GM said...
May 27, 2021
Vietnam denies subsidising tires, rejects U.S. finding
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam on Thursday denied a U.S. Commerce Department's finding that said the country's car and light truck tires are being unfairly subsidised due to a currency undervaluation. "Vie...
May 27, 2021
Ireland to ask UN body to investigate Belarus grounding
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland will call on the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization to conduct an impartial probe into the "forced landing" of a Ryanair jet in Minsk at a meeting of t...
May 27, 2021
U.S. core capital goods orders, shipments increase strongly in April
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods increased more than expected in April and shipments rose solidly, suggesting strong momentum in business spending on equipment growth p...
May 27, 2021
U.S. judge says Trump’s election falsehoods still pose security risk
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said there is a risk that Donald Trump's supporters could still carry out attacks similar to the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, noting the former pres...
May 27, 2021
OECD’s Gurria sees deal on global tech tax in June or July
MADRID (Reuters) - OECD chief Angel Gurria said on Thursday he expects all the necessary elements for a global accord on taxing tech giants to be ready by June or July thanks to a sharp shift in the U...
May 27, 2021
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