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China starts blocking paid after-school tutoring by public-school teachers
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Education said on Wednesday that it had begun implementing a campaign to stop paid after-school tutoring services provided by teachers working for public primar...
Jul 28, 2021
Turkey seeks up to 15 years in jail for licence holder of coup-related app
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities are seeking up to 15 years in prison for the licence holder of ByLock, an encrypted messaging app Ankara says was used by the group it blames for an attempted mi...
Jul 28, 2021
Tunisian judiciary investigating Ennahda, two other parties – judicial source
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's judiciary has opened an investigation into three political parties, including Ennahda and Heart of Tunisia, on suspicion of receiving foreign funds during the 2019 election...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Rugby-Fiji claim gold medal in Olympic Rugby Sevens
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fiji defeated New Zealand 27-12 to claim the gold medal in the Olympic Rugby Sevens at the Tokyo Stadium on Wednesday, retaining the title they won in Rio de Janeiro five years ago. ...
Jul 28, 2021
Russia’s S7 Airlines plans to order 24 A320 Neo Airbus planes by 2024
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's S7 Airlines plans to order 24 new A320 Neo Airbus planes for its low-cost airline by 2024, Chairman of the airline's board of directors Tatiana Fileva said on Wednesday. Fi...
Jul 28, 2021
European stocks rise as earnings lift sentiment
By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) - European stocks gained on Wednesday as encouraging earnings reports from British bank Barclays and luxury group Kering helped investors look past worries about China's re...
Jul 28, 2021
In spats with Twitter, India’s government begins messaging shift to rival Koo
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Twitter Inc is fast losing its sheen as a favoured communications tool for many Indian government departments and ministers keen to promote ...
Jul 28, 2021
Bayer says to appeal U.S. court ruling on PCBs if necessary
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chemicals maker Bayer said on Wednesday it may appeal an order in a U.S. legal case to pay $185 million to four staff members of a school in the state of Washington over e...
Jul 28, 2021
Biden to tout tougher “Buy American” rules in visit to Mack Trucks plant
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will tour a Mack Trucks plant in Pennsylvania on Wednesday to hammer home the importance of American manufacturing and unveil new rules that...
Jul 28, 2021
Italian regulator endorses Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for teens
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian regulators approved the use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for children 12-17 years old, making it the second shot endorsed for adolescents, alongside that of Pfizer. Italian ...
Jul 28, 2021
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