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Only 26% of Germans think CDU candidate Laschet is good in crises: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) - Only 26% of Germans believe Armin Laschet, the state premier who is the conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor, is a good crisis manager, according to a Civey...
Jul 19, 2021
60% of people being admitted to UK hospitals had two COVID jabs – adviser
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance said on Monday that 60% of people being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 have had two doses of vaccine. "In terms of the number...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. court sentences Paul Hodgkins to prison for role in Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal court on Monday handed down an eight-month prison term to Paul Hodgkins for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, making him the first defendant among hun...
Jul 19, 2021
Bitcoin posts outflow for 2nd straight week -CoinShares data
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bitcoin investment products and funds registered outflows for a second consecutive week, according to data from digital asset manager CoinShares releas...
Jul 19, 2021
Turkey detains nearly 1,500 migrants near Iranian border – officials
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish security forces have detained nearly 1,500 irregular migrants in the last week, most of them Afghans, near the southeastern border with Iran, officials said, amid rising v...
Jul 19, 2021
Eight killed, 24 wounded in explosion in Iraq’s Sadr city – sources
BAGHDAD - (Reuters) -Eight people were killed and 24 wounded on Monday in an explosion at a local market in Iraq's Sadr city east of the capital Baghdad, police and hospital sources said. Women and ch...
Jul 19, 2021
Ben & Jerry’s to end ice-cream sales in occupied Palestinian territories
(Reuters) - American ice-cream brand Ben & Jerry's on Monday said it will stop marketing its products in the occupied Palestinian territories, saying that selling there was "inconsistent" with company...
Jul 19, 2021
UK to demand vaccination proof for clubs, big crowd events, Johnson says
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he would make proof of double vaccination a condition of entry to nightclubs and other venues where large crowds gathered fr...
Jul 19, 2021
Biden urges Americans “please, please” get vaccinated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden urged Americans to get vaccinated for the coronavirus on Monday with the unvaccinated responsible for a surge in cases that contributed to a drop in the...
Jul 19, 2021
Julia Computing raises $24 million in funding round led by Dorilton Ventures
(Reuters) - Julia Computing raised $24 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm Dorilton Ventures and said Bob Muglia, former chief of software provider Snowflake Inc, would join the com...
Jul 19, 2021
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