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China’s ruling party censors its past as centenary nears
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - At the house where Mao Zedong and 12 others met 100 years ago to found the Chinese Communist Party, President Xi Jinping recently led his politburo in reciting an...
Jun 28, 2021
In a scarred Hong Kong, “beautiful things are gone”
By Yik Lam and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - As documentary filmmaker Kiwi Chow walked through a pedestrian tunnel in Hong Kong on a recent day, he spotted a team of cleaners scraping off glue lef...
Jun 28, 2021
11th victim recovered from rubble of Miami tower collapse – mayor
(Reuters) - Another body was recovered on Monday from the rubble of a collapsed Florida condominium tower, the county mayor said, bringing the death toll to 11. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine...
Jun 28, 2021
Mavericks name Jason Kidd as coach, Nico Harrison as GM
The Dallas Mavericks officially named Hall of Famer Jason Kidd as their new head coach and former Nike executive Nico Harrison as general manager on Monday. The moves come after Rick Carlisle resigned...
Jun 28, 2021
Etsy acquires Brazilian online marketplace Elo7 for $217 million
(Reuters) - E-commerce company Etsy Inc said on Monday it had acquired Elo7 - a Brazilian online marketplace specializing in made-to-order products - in a $217 million cash transaction in a first move...
Jun 28, 2021
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs hike shareholder payouts
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Bank of America Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group said on Monday they were hiking their capital payouts after the U.S. Federal Reserve gave them a clean bi...
Jun 28, 2021
Sister says she is proud of Britney Spears for speaking up
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jamie Lynn Spears, younger sister of Britney Spears, said on Monday she was proud of the pop superstar for speaking out about her life under the conservatorship overseen by the...
Jun 28, 2021
Brazil registers 27,804 new coronavirus cases, 618 deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 27,804 new cases of coronavirus and 618 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Monday. (Reporting by Pedro Fonseca; editing ...
Jun 28, 2021
Soccer-Swiss beat France on penalties to reach Euro 2020 last eight
(changes dateline, no change to story) BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Switzerland's Yann Sommer saved France striker Kylian Mbappe's spot kick to secure a 5-4 penalty shootout win following a thrilling 3-3 draw...
Jun 28, 2021
Chile raises COVID-19 spending, urges citizen caution with Delta variant circulating
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's President Sebastian Pinera on Monday announced a $2 billion boost to health spending to address the coronavirus pandemic, which continues to menace the co...
Jun 28, 2021
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