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Portugal sees biggest daily jump in COVID-19 infections since mid-February
LISBON (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases in Portugal jumped by 2,362 in the past 24 hours, the biggest increase since mid-February, official data showed on Wednesday, as authorities continued to scramble ...
Jun 30, 2021
Italy’s leaderless 5-Star Movement could spell trouble for Draghi
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italy's co-ruling 5-Star Movement found itself without a leader on Wednesday after a row between its founder, comedian Beppe Grillo, and former Prime Minister Giuseppe ...
Jun 30, 2021
Danish man acquitted of 1987 attack on German students on a Finnish ferry
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Finnish court acquitted a 52-year-old Danish man on Wednesday of the murder and attempted murder of two German backpackers on a Finnish passenger ferry in 1987, after ruling a p...
Jun 30, 2021
Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus to stop selling fur products by early 2023
(Reuters) - Luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus Group will close its fur salons and become fur-free by early 2023, it said on Wednesday, joining a growing list of environmentally conscious ret...
Jun 30, 2021
Graphic: Boom, bust and bewildered – Bitcoin’s year so far
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - If you're a bitcoin investor, your nerves may have taken quite a pounding in 2021. The cryptocurrency's journey towards the investment and commercial mainstream has ga...
Jun 30, 2021
As outbreak worsens, Indonesian airline offers vaccines to tourists
By Yuddy Cahya Budiman JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Indonesian airline Garuda started administering free coronavirus vaccinations to holidaymakers and travellers on Wednesday, part of efforts to reduce the...
Jun 30, 2021
Africa’s top emitter seeks $10 billion for shift from coal
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African state power utility Eskom, Africa's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, is pitching a $10 billion plan to global lenders that would see it shut ...
Jun 30, 2021
Spectator who caused Tour de France crash arrested – BFM TV
PARIS (Reuters) -The spectator who sent cyclist Tony Martin and, consequently, a large part of the Tour de France peloton, crashing in the opening stage of the race, has been arrested, BFM television ...
Jun 30, 2021
Thailand offers perks to draw semiconductor, digital investments
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has offered incentives to attract investment in the growing semiconductor, digital and packaging industries to meet rising global demand amid coronavirus outbreaks, the co...
Jun 30, 2021
Crypto exchange Binance says sterling withdrawals reactivated after outage
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Wednesday that sterling withdrawals from its platform had been reactivated, with users also able to buy digital coins wit...
Jun 30, 2021
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