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Olympics-Semenya’s Tokyo bid ends as qualifying deadline passes
(Reuters) - Caster Semenya again failed to achieve the Olympic qualifying time for the women's 5000m when she finished fourth at a meeting in Liege on Wednesday, but she would not have been included i...
Jun 30, 2021
Bradley not to require students, staff to be vaxed
PEORIA, Ill. — Students and staff who plan to be on Bradley University’s campus in fall 2021 will not need to be vaccinated against COVID-19. “Several factors went into this decision...
Jun 30, 2021
Burkina Faso president takes on defence role amid security crisis
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's president Roch Kabore has taken over the role of defence minister in a cabinet reshuffle aimed at stopping a wave of jihadist attacks that has plagued the West A...
Jun 30, 2021
Ford to shut some N. American plants for few weeks on chip shortage
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday several of its North American factories will be shut for a few weeks in July and August due to a global shortage of semiconductors. The supply crunch would ...
Jun 30, 2021
U.S. still weighing travel curbs, does not see eventual vaccine rule -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is still weighing its COVID-19 travel restrictions for international visitors, but does not intend to ultimately require coronavirus vaccinations for entry, th...
Jun 30, 2021
Aramco’s CFO Khalid al-Dabbagh set to step down -Bloomberg
(Reuters) -Saudi Aramco Oil Co's Khalid al-Dabbagh is set to step down as chief financial officer of the oil giant, Bloomberg News reported https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-30/finance-c...
Jun 30, 2021
World Wide Web source code NFT sells for $5.4 million at Sotheby’s
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - A blockchain-based token representing the original source code for the World Wide Web written by its inventor Tim Berners-Lee sold for $5.4 million at Sotheby'...
Jun 30, 2021
Biden to push electric vehicles, clean energy, schools in reconciliation bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will push for electric vehicle rebates, clean energy tax credits, and school funding in the reconciliation bill, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki s...
Jun 30, 2021
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
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