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Explosion injures 11 in Baghdad’s Sadr City
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 11 people were wounded in an explosion on Wednesday in Baghdad's Sadr City neighbourhood, Iraqi police and medical workers said. A military statement said an explosion too...
Jun 30, 2021
Mexico registers 351,376 excess deaths associated with COVID-19
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has registered 351,376 excess deaths associated with COVID-19 from the start of the pandemic through May 23, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. By that date, the ...
Jun 30, 2021
Gap in talks with potential new partner to sell stores in France
(Reuters) - Gap Inc is in negotiations with Hermione People and Brands, the retail branch of FIB Group, to sell its stores in France, the U.S. apparel retailer said on Wednesday. The move follows the ...
Jun 30, 2021
Olympics-Canadian boxer wins battle to compete in Tokyo
(Reuters) - Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold said on Wednesday that her dream to compete in the Tokyo Olympics was "intact" after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that qualification criteria ...
Jun 30, 2021
Juventus plans 400 million euro cash call to weather COVID-19 hit
(Reuters) - Italian soccer club Juventus plans to raise up to 400 million euros ($474 million) in a new share issue to offset the hit to its finances from the COVID-19 pandemic, it said on Wednesday. ...
Jun 30, 2021
Bolsonaro fires Brazil health official after new vaccine graft accusation
SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fired a Health Ministry official on Wednesday after a newspaper reported that the official asked for a bribe in a vaccine deal, ...
Jun 30, 2021
U.S. to ship 2.5 million doses of J&J vaccine to Columbia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. plans to ship 2.5 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine to Columbia, the White House said Wednesday. (Reporting by Heather Timmons, Editing by Franklin ...
Jun 30, 2021
Canada’s Senate puts LGBT conversion therapy bill on hold for summer
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A pledge by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ban LGBT conversion therapy has been delayed until at least September, after an attempt to recall the Senate over the summer to...
Jun 30, 2021
World Bank says will boost financing for COVID-19 vaccines to $20 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank will boost its total financing for COVID-19 vaccine purchases and deployment to $20 billion from its previous target of $12 billion, World Bank President David Ma...
Jun 30, 2021
World Bank passes $4 billion milestone in funding for COVID-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Wednesday said it had provided more than $4 billion for the purchase and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines to 51 developing countries, half of which are in Afric...
Jun 30, 2021
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