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Olympics-Swimming-Dressel chases first individual gold in showcase race
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel will be going for the first individual Olympic gold of his multi-medal career in Thursday's showcase 100m freestyle, with the world record possibly in rea...
Jul 28, 2021
Nigerian naira hits record low on black market after central bank clampdown
By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's currency fell 3.3% to hit a record low of 522 naira against the dollar on the black market on Wednesday, after the central bank banned sales of foreign ...
Jul 28, 2021
Kenyan wildlife authorities capture lion in residential area outside capital
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan wildlife authorities said on Wednesday they had captured a lion that had wandered into a residential area in a town south of the capital Nairobi. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS...
Jul 28, 2021
Britain reports 27,734 daily COVID-19 cases, first rise in a week
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 27,734 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, an increase on the 23,511 reported a day earlier and a first rise in the daily total after seven consecutive days of lower cases...
Jul 28, 2021
Congressional Republicans lash out against new COVID-19 mask guidance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress lashed out at health officials' recommendations that even fully vaccinated people resume wearing masks in many places, including the Capitol, as...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. congressmen reach back into Cold War armory to respond to China
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican congressmen on Wednesday introduced a bill that aims to revive an arm of the old U.S. Cold War arsenal to improve understanding of ...
Jul 28, 2021
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Updates with latest developments) (Reuters) - Governors of three prefectures near Olympics host city Tokyo are likely to ask the government to declare states of emergency for their regions after infe...
Jul 28, 2021
Morgan Stanley raises pay for junior bankers, capital markets employees – Business Insider
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has raised the base pay for first and second year bankers in its investment banking and global capital markets division, according to a Business Insider report on Wednesday....
Jul 28, 2021
Twitter begins testing shopping feature on brand profile pages
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Twitter Inc will begin allowing businesses to showcase products for sale at the top of their profile page, the social networking company said on Wednesday, as it seeks to gr...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. Homeland Security Department imposes employee mask mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday said all of its employees, regardless of vaccination status, will need to wear a mask indoors and physically distance. The ...
Jul 28, 2021
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