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Afghan special visa applicants to be housed at base in Virginia: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is set to send the first batch of Afghan special immigration visa applicants to a military base in Virginia as they wait for the process to ...
Jul 19, 2021
Italy reports seven coronavirus deaths on Monday, 2,072 cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported seven coronavirus-related deaths on Monday against three the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections decreased to 2,072 from 3,127...
Jul 19, 2021
Moroccan court sentences dissident reporter on sexual assault, spying charges
CASABLANCA (Reuters) - A Moroccan court on Monday jailed dissident reporter Omar Radi for six years on sexual assault and espionage charges, which he denied, in a case that has alarmed rights groups. ...
Jul 19, 2021
On Washington visit, Belarus opposition leader asks U.S. for more help
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya appealed for more help from the United States on Monday as she began a visit to Washington with plans to meet top Biden admini...
Jul 19, 2021
GlobalFoundries to build new factory in New York, boost output for chip shortage
(Reuters) - Semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries on Monday announced long-term plans to build a second factory near its headquarters in Malta, New York and a shorter-term $1 billion spending pla...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. Attorney General issues broad ban against seizing media records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland formalized a new policy on Monday that broadly prohibits prosecutors from subpoenaing reporters' phone and email records, an abrupt shift a...
Jul 19, 2021
No Freedom Day cheer for UK travel and leisure stocks
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) - It's "Freedom Day" as England marks the end of COVID-linked curbs, but with soaring infections expected to dampen summer trade, tourism and leisure shares are back to...
Jul 19, 2021
France honours Rev. Jesse Jackson with the Legion d’Honneur
PARIS (Reuters) - French president Emmanuel Macron on Monday awarded U.S. civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson the Legion d'Honneur, one of France's highest honours, in recognition of what he ca...
Jul 19, 2021
Stellantis halts UK van plant shift as workers isolate amid COVID-19 spread
LONDON (Reuters) - Carmaker Stellantis said on Monday it will temporarily halt a shift at its Vauxhall van factory in Luton, southern England, due to the large number workers isolating to halt the spr...
Jul 19, 2021
Cash ousted in Spain as main means of payment during pandemic, Bank of Spain says
MADRID (Reuters) - Cash was ousted as the main means of payment during the COVID-19 pandemic by Spaniards, who instead opted to pay by debit card last year, according to a poll published on Monday by ...
Jul 19, 2021
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