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Mexico watchdog says migrants overcrowded, no masks or medicine
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's human rights commission (CNDH) has accused migration authorities of keeping nearly 90 people in overcrowded facilities, without providing masks to protect them against...
Jul 06, 2021
USTR’s Tai urges Canada to abandon digital tax, uphold home shopping commitments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Tuesday told her Canadian counterpart to drop a proposed digital services tax in light of an OECD agreement that commits 131 countries...
Jul 06, 2021
Armani dazzles with ruffles and elegance in Paris couture show
By Laetitia Volga PARIS (Reuters) - Italian designer Giorgio Armani displayed a haute couture collection at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday that interspersed glittering Hollywood-style silhouettes and r...
Jul 06, 2021
Universal movies to move to Peacock streaming service on quicker timeline
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comcast Corp's Universal Pictures will send new movies exclusively to the company's Peacock streaming service no later than four months after they debut in the...
Jul 06, 2021
Tunisia reports daily record near 8,000 coronavirus cases and 119 deaths
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia has recorded 7,930 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 119 deaths, the health ministry said on Tuesday, a daily record since the start of the pandemic last year. The total nu...
Jul 06, 2021
Oath Keeper charged with conspiracy in U.S. Capitol attack
By Sarah N. Lynch and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Oath Keeper on Tuesday became the latest member of the right-wing group charged with conspiracy for his alleged role in the attack on the...
Jul 06, 2021
U.S. extends Temporary Protected Status for Yemeni immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Tuesday extended Yemeni eligibility for a humanitarian program that grants deportation relief and work permits to immigrants already in the United States ...
Jul 06, 2021
Peoria Humane Society talks taking care of pets during hot summer months
PEORIA, Ill. — Just as bitterly cold temperatures can be dangerous for pets, the same goes for hot, humid temperatures seen in summer months. With an average heat index in Peoria of 90F in July,...
Jul 06, 2021
U.S. envoy on North Korea speaks with Chinese counterpart
By Simon Lewis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' top envoy for North Korea spoke with his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday, a State Department spokesman said, after Pyongyan...
Jul 06, 2021
The fight by Microsoft and Amazon for the Pentagon’s cloud contract
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Defense Department dealt a blow to Microsoft Corp on Tuesday when the Pentagon announced it was scrapping the Trump-era award of a $10 billion JEDI cloud-computing proje...
Jul 06, 2021
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