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Olympics-USOPC will require COVID-19 vaccine for all U.S. athletes at Beijing Games
(Reuters) - The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee on Wednesday said all American athletes hoping to compete at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics will need to be vaccinated against COVID-...
Sep 22, 2021
Australia says will be patient on rebuilding ties with France
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he has tried to arrange a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron but has been unsuccessful so far, a week after his cancell...
Sep 22, 2021
Amid U.S. border crackdown, some Haitian migrants seek asylum in Mexico
By Josue Gonzalez and Jorge Lopez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hundreds of Haitian asylum seekers congregated outside Mexico's refugee agency in the capital and in shelters in the northern city of Monterre...
Sep 22, 2021
Melbourne faces more anti-lockdown protests as daily cases hit pandemic high
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Police in Australia's second-largest city of Melbourne prepared for a fourth day of anti-lockdown protests on Thursday after more than 200 arrests a day earlier, while...
Sep 22, 2021
China’s Evergrande faces key deadline, investors await outcome
HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's embattled property developer Evergrande faced a Thursday deadline to pay interest on one of its dollar bonds, in a crucial moment for global investors worried th...
Sep 22, 2021
Impossible Foods to roll out meatless pork in HK, Singapore, U.S.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Impossible Foods is rolling out its meatless pork product in Hong Kong in October and Singapore later in the year as it tries to bolster its footprint in the fast-growing plant-b...
Sep 22, 2021
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen urges Irish finance minister to take global tax deal
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged Paschal Donohoe, the finance minister of low-tax Ireland, to take a "once in a generation opportunity" for a global dea...
Sep 22, 2021
As Petito case captivates U.S., missing Native women ignored
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Activists lament that the crisis of missing and murdered Native American women doesn't get the attention paid to Gabby Petito. FBI agents found Petito's body in Wyoming on Su...
Sep 22, 2021
Florida to consider near-ban on abortion similar to Texas’ new law
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - A Florida Republican lawmaker has filed a bill that would ban abortions after six to eight weeks and allow members of the community to sue doctors for terminating pregn...
Sep 22, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms deputy trade representative
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed longtime Senate lawyer Jayme White as deputy U.S. trade representative. The Senate voted 80-18 to confirm White, a strong bipartisan major...
Sep 22, 2021
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