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UK minister confident of further COVID-19 rule easing from July 19
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK government is confident that plans to lift a range of COVID-19 restrictions will go ahead on July 19 in England but mask-wearing in indoor enclosed places will be expected, v...
Jul 11, 2021
Russia reports 25,033 new COVID-19 cases, 749 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 25,033 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 5,410 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 5,783,333. The government coronavirus ...
Jul 11, 2021
Israel offers Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to adults at risk
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday it will begin offering a booster shot of Pfizer Inc's vaccine to adults with weak immune systems but it was still weighing whether a third ...
Jul 11, 2021
At least 12 killed as bus carrying migrants crashes in Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) - A bus carrying Afghan, Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants crashed in eastern Turkey early on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 26 others, local authorities said. The c...
Jul 11, 2021
U.S.’s Yellen says expects to finalize tax changes for large firms in 2022
VENICE (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday that a new mechanism to allow more countries to tax large, highly profitable multinational firms may not be ready for considerati...
Jul 11, 2021
Virgin Galactic’s Branson ready for space launch aboard rocket plane
By Steve Gorman LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Reuters) - British billionaire Richard Branson was due on Sunday to climb into his Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane and soar more than 50 miles above the New Me...
Jul 11, 2021
India pulls officials from Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Taliban widens control
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India said on Sunday it had temporarily brought back officials from its consulate in Kandahar, a major city in southern Afghanistan, as Taliban fighters continue to gain control ami...
Jul 11, 2021
Tennis-‘Look at her now’: Goolagong always knew Barty was Australia’s next champion
(Reuters) - Australian great Evonne Goolagong said Ash Barty's Wimbledon win on Saturday made her more emotional than her own triumph at the grasscourt major 50 years ago. Barty has been a woman on a ...
Jul 11, 2021
Mixed Martial Arts-McGregor future in doubt after freak leg break
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) - The future of former UFC two-weight champion Conor McGregor is in doubt after a freak leg break https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/mcgregor-breaks-leg-latest-ufc-lo...
Jul 11, 2021
Twitter appoints grievance officer in India to comply with new rules
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Twitter Inc's India unit appointed a resident grievance officer, days after designating a chief compliance officer, to meet new IT rules in the country, amid tensions with the gover...
Jul 11, 2021
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