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Moderate leader Kristersson gets first bite at forming new Swedish government
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The speaker of Sweden's parliament said on Tuesday he had given Moderate Party leader three days to see if he could garner enough support to form a government that would pass a vo...
Jun 29, 2021
Tanya Snyder named co-CEO of Washington Football Team
The Washington Football Team named Tanya Snyder as co-chief executive officer of the franchise on Tuesday. Snyder will hold that title along with her husband Dan Snyder. They are also co-owners of the...
Jun 29, 2021
U.S. official warns Washington will not ‘stand by in the face of horrors’ in Tigray
By Daphne Psaledakis and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior U.S. State Department official on Tuesday warned that Ethiopia and Eritrea should anticipate further actions from the United S...
Jun 29, 2021
Ireland allows AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults, cuts dose gap
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland on Tuesday lifted restrictions on giving AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to adults aged under 50 and reduced the recommended gap between doses from eight weeks to four. Curbs...
Jun 29, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court backs pipeline companies in New Jersey land dispute
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a consortium of energy companies including Enbridge Inc seeking to seize land owned by New Jersey to build...
Jun 29, 2021
U.S. first lady may attend Olympics opening in Tokyo, Biden says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden may go to Tokyo to attend the Olympics opening ceremony next month, her husband, President Joe Biden, said on Tuesday. "We're trying to work that out ...
Jun 29, 2021
‘Question the conventional’: Modern-day 10 Commandments artwork on the move
ZURICH (Reuters) - Ten sandstone slabs called the "10 Commandments Vol. 2" are being carted across Switzerland in a work by conceptual artists Frank and Patrik Riklin. "Trust insanity and question the...
Jun 29, 2021
Exclusive: Google deal with French publishers on hold pending antitrust decision – sources
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google has frozen a three-year deal with some French publishers as it awaits an antitrust decision that could set the tone on copyright talks for n...
Jun 29, 2021
Fed should pursue ‘least drama’ way of tapering – Fed’s Barkin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve should taper in the least dramatic way possible when the time comes, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said on Tuesday. "I have s...
Jun 29, 2021
Tennis-Fourth seed Zverev eases past qualifier Griekspoor
LONDON (Reuters) - Fourth seed Alexander Zverev served strongly to overpower Dutch qualifier Tallon Griekspoor 6-3 6-4 6-1 on Tuesday and advance to the second round of Wimbledon. The U.S. Open finali...
Jun 29, 2021
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