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Push to get wary Russians vaccinated leaves some COVID clinics short
By Polina Nikolskaya VLADIMIR, Russia (Reuters) - Alexander tried three times over 10 days to get his first dose of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in his home town of Vladimir. Twice, supplies...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-‘If not now, when?’ Briton Brownlee says Games should go on
(Reuters) - Briton Alistair Brownlee said the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics should go ahead after doubts were raised about a cancellation if COVID-19 cases spiked. Tokyo 2020 organising committee chief T...
Jul 21, 2021
China’s flood-hit Henan to get nearly $300 million in emergency aid, donations
BEIJING (Reuters) - A raft of Chinese companies, insurers and a state-backed bank said on Wednesday they had offered donations and emergency aid to local governments in flood-stricken Henan province a...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Soccer-NZ women’s team to take the knee at Tokyo Games opener
TOKYO (Reuters) - New Zealand's women's soccer team said they will take the knee before their opening match of the Tokyo Olympics against Australia on Wednesday at the Tokyo Stadium to raise awareness...
Jul 21, 2021
Daimler says chip shortage could dent 2021 sales
LONDON (Reuters) -A global shortage of semiconductor chips will dent car sales in the second half of 2021, Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler AG said on Wednesday, but left unchanged its profit margin outloo...
Jul 21, 2021
Novartis posts Q2 profit beat, keeps 2021 guidance
ZURICH (Reuters) -Novartis boosted its second-quarter core net income by a fifth, beating market expectations, the Swiss drugmaker reported on Wednesday, as it kept its 2021 guidance. It generated net...
Jul 21, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - The hometown team scored the first win of the Tokyo Olympics https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/olympics-softball-2020-games-begin-japan-australia-take-field-2021-07-21 as the pandem...
Jul 21, 2021
Julius Baer reports 23.4% H1 net profit rise
ZURICH (Reuters) - Julius Baer on Wednesday posted a 23.4% rise in half-year net profit to 606.0 million Swiss francs ($657.9 million), as strong markets and continued client inflows helped the Zurich...
Jul 21, 2021
ASML second-quarter net profit jumps 38% on strong demand for computer chips
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - ASML, one of the biggest suppliers to semiconductor companies worldwide, reported on Wednesday a 38% jump in second-quarter net income to 1.038 billion euros ($1.22 billion), as ...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-New Zealand banking on Clareburt to end quarter-century drought
By Martin Petty TOKYO (Reuters) - New Zealander Lewis Clareburt was not even born when compatriot Danyon Loader won two swimming gold medals in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. That was the last time a New ...
Jul 21, 2021
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