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Bitcoin rises 5.4% to $36,361.69
(Reuters) - Bitcoin rose 5.44% to $36,361.69 on Tuesday, adding $1,874.58 to its previous close. The world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency is up 31.1% from the year's low of $27,734 hit on Jan...
Jun 29, 2021
U.S. Treasury welcomes Sudan clearance of $1.4 billion in IMF arrears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday it welcomed Sudan's clearance of about $1.4 billion in arrears to the International Monetary Fund, paving the way for the first phase of debt r...
Jun 29, 2021
Cuba begins coronavirus vaccine trials on children
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has begun testing its Soberana 2 coronavirus candidate vaccine on children ages three to 18 years, the government said this week. State-run television broadcast video of childr...
Jun 29, 2021
Soccer-Swiss moved mountains to beat France, says Federer
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Tennis great Roger Federer said Switzerland's shock Euro 2020 victory over world champions France on Monday showed that the tournament underdogs can move mountains....
Jun 29, 2021
Romania to sell excess COVID-19 vaccines to Denmark
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Romania has agreed to sell 1.17 million doses of excess Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines to Denmark, the Danish health ministry said on Tuesday. "We can do this deal because Romania is ...
Jun 29, 2021
U.S. to move to restrict travel to Belarus -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department was set to issue an order as early as Tuesday that would prohibit anyone in the United States from using U.S.-based travel services to purchas...
Jun 29, 2021
Detroit automakers, UAW drop mask mandate for vaccinated workers
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit automakers and the United Auto Workers said on Tuesday fully vaccinated workers at their U.S. factories will not have to wear masks on the job beginning...
Jun 29, 2021
Tennis-Medvedev warms to task with opening win over Struff
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - A few days after claiming his first grasscourt title in blazing Mallorcan sunshine, second seed Daniil Medvedev could easily have been caught cold in his Wimbledon ...
Jun 29, 2021
U.S. donating 2 million COVID-19 vaccines to Peru -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said the United States will donate 2 million COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines to Peru, State Department spokeswoman Jalina Porter said, as the count...
Jun 29, 2021
Tennis-Tearful Serena retires from Wimbledon after first-round injury
LONDON (Reuters) - Sixth seed Serena Williams retired injured from her Wimbledon first-round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus on Tuesday. The seven-times Wimbledon champion went off cour...
Jun 29, 2021
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