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Lebanon’s PM-designate Hariri says he has given up on cabinet formation
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Saad al-Hariri said on Thursday he had given up on the task of forming a new cabinet after a meeting with President Michel Aoun that lasted barely 20 minutes. "It is clear...
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WHO panel advises against COVID-19 vaccination proof for travel
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization's Emergency Committee on Thursday maintained its stance that proof of COVID-19 vaccination should not be required for international travel, amid a growing deb...
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U.S. surgeon general warns over COVID-19 misinformation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy raised the alarm on Thursday over a growing wave of misinformation about COVID-19 and related vaccines that threatens efforts to quell the pand...
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Motor racing-McLaren CEO Brown isolating after positive COVID-19 result
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - McLaren Chief Executive Zak Brown is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 but the team's preparations for their home British Grand Prix at Silverstone this we...
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WHO’s Tedros to set out follow-up study into COVID-19 origins – director Ryan
GENEVA (Reuters) - WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus will share proposals for a phase 2 study into the origins of the coronavirus with member states on Friday, its emergency director Mike...
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Vietnam reports record 3,416 new coronavirus infections on Thursday
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reported 3,416 COVID-19 infections on Thursday, a new record daily increase. Most of the cases were in Ho Chi Minh City, the country's business hub. (Editing by Toby Chopra)
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Philly Fed factory index falls in July to lowest since December
By Evan Sully (Reuters) - Factory activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region slowed sharply for the third consecutive month to its lowest growth since December after hitting its highest pace in nearly h...
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U.S. import prices rise solidly in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. import prices increased solidly in June as bottlenecks in the global supply chain persisted, the latest indication that inflation could remain elevated for a while amid str...
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Olympics-Germany’s Kerber pulls out of tennis event at Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - Olympic medallist Angelique Kerber has become the latest big name to pull out of the July 23-Aug. 8 Tokyo Games, with the German saying on Thursday that the past few weeks on the Tour had ...
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Germany calls on China to allow further investigations into COVID origins
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Health Minister Jens Spahn called on China to make it possible for investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic to continue, saying more information was needed. S...
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