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Iraq records 12,185 coronavirus cases in highest daily increase
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq recorded its biggest daily increase in coronavirus infections on Tuesday with 12,185 cases, taking its total so far to 1,577,013, the health ministry said. It reported 71 fata...
Jul 27, 2021
Police officers recount horrors from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol
By Richard Cowan and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four police officers who faced attacks and racial slurs as they defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 from a riot by then-President Donald Trum...
Jul 27, 2021
Nigeria to launch digital currency, “e-naira”, in Oct – central bank
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria plans to launch its own crypto currency, called the "e-naira", in October, its central bank governor said on Tuesday. Nigeria barred its banks and financial institutions from...
Jul 27, 2021
Foreign journalists harassed covering China floods, correspondents’ club says
BEIJING (Reuters) - Journalists from several media outlets covering recent floods in China were harassed online and by local residents, with staff from the BBC and Los Angeles Times receiving death th...
Jul 27, 2021
U.S. CDC set to recommend vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors in some cases -sources
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set on Tuesday to recommend fully vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors in at least some instan...
Jul 27, 2021
Olympics-Beach Volleyball-Mixed day for Brazil, U.S. advance
TOKYO (Reuters) - Brazil's 2016 gold medallists in men's beach volleyball had a mixed time on Tuesday with Bruno Schmidt winning his pool match while his former partner Alison Cerutti lost at Shiokaze...
Jul 27, 2021
AI tech firm DataRobot valued at $6.3 billion after $300 million investment
(Reuters) - Artificial intelligence technology company DataRobot said on Tuesday it has raised $300 million in a funding round led by Altimeter Capital and Tiger Global, more than doubling its valuati...
Jul 27, 2021
Mexican fuel cargo for Cuba is sovereign decision, president says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday asserted Mexico's independence to send fuel as well as food and medical supplies to Cuba, which is grappling with a sur...
Jul 27, 2021
Police chief, six bandits killed in clash in southeast Nigeria
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Nigerian local police chief and six bandits were shot dead during a clash in southeastern Imo State, police said on Tuesday, the latest incident in a multi-faceted insec...
Jul 27, 2021
Surprise Olympics: Simone Biles adds to the drama in Tokyo
By David Dolan TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. gymnast Simone Biles dropped out of the women's team event after a single vault at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, ramping up the drama at Games that have already ...
Jul 27, 2021
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