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Oman expands COVID-19 vaccinations to over 18s
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman on Tuesday said it was expanding its COVID-19 vaccination drive to anyone over the age of 18, as it accelerates what has been the slowest rollout in the Gulf. The wider coverage...
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Russia’s Sputnik V shot around 90% effective against Delta variant – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is around 90% effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus, the RIA news agency cited Denis Logunov, deputy director of the Gamaleya Institute that ...
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EU extends investigation into Samsung’s EV battery plant in Hungary
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU competition enforcers have extended a near two-year investigation into Hungarian state aid for South Korean manufacturer Samsung SDI Co Ltd's electric vehicle (EV) battery fact...
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Spanish PM, Catalan separatist leader meet to relaunch talks
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spainish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will meet Catalonia's new pro-independence regional head on Tuesday for the first time as the central government seeks to impro...
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Five Indian drugmakers to jointly start trial of Merck & Co’s COVID-19 drug
(Reuters) - Five Indian generic drugmakers, including Cipla and Dr Reddy's Laboratories, said on Tuesday they would jointly conduct a clinical trial of Merck & Co's anti-viral drug to treat mild COVID...
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British auto industry says Gigafactories needed to save jobs
By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) - Britain's automotive industry called for a binding target for the country to achieve 60 gigawatt hours (GWh) of battery capacity by 2030 or risk losing tens of thousand...
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Factbox: Countries vaccinating children against COVID-19
(Reuters) - Moderna is seeking a green light for using its COVID-19 vaccine for teens as young as 12 in the EU, United States and Canada, as Pfizer - whose shot is already being administered - plans t...
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Exclusive: SoftBank leads new funding round in Gympass, valuing startup at $2.2 billion
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - Gympass, which makes gym memberships more accessible for corporate employees, has raised $220 million in a funding round led by existing investor SoftBank Group Corp...
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Ukrainian parliament approves judicial reforms
KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday approved a draft law that would re-establish a special commission on appointing judges, and lawmakers said the law's wording was in line with the s...
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Eyeing return as Swedish premier, Lofven says budget can wait
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Tuesday he would be willing to return to head a government that did not yet have backing for a budget, potentially making i...
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