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France’s highest appeals court rules glue-trapping of songbirds is illegal
PARIS (Reuters) - France's highest administrative appeals court ruled on Monday that the glue-trapping of songbirds is illegal. France suspended the glue-trapping of songbirds last year, but had stopp...
Jun 28, 2021
McConnell urges Biden to pressure Democrats over infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday called on President Joe Biden to get the two top Democrats in Congress to abandon a plan to link a new $1.2 trillion bipart...
Jun 28, 2021
Lebanon central bank starts giving credit for fuel imports at weaker rate
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's central bank said on Monday it would open credit lines to import fuel at 3,900 Lebanese pounds to the dollar, a weaker rate than previously offered that effectively raises...
Jun 28, 2021
Italy says worried about Islamic State in Africa, proposes working group
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Monday the world should not lower its guard against Islamic State militants, which remained a particular concern in Africa. Speaking at ...
Jun 28, 2021
Led by high-tech, Israeli exports expected to have record year in 2021
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli exports are expected to reach a record of at least $120 billion in 2021 after $114 billion in 2020, boosted by continued strength in high-tech exports, the Economy Minist...
Jun 28, 2021
Exclusive: SoftBank shrinks robotics business, stops Pepper production – sources
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp is slashing jobs at its global robotics business and has stopped producing its Pepper robot, according to sources and documents reviewed by Reuters,...
Jun 28, 2021
Cycling-Thomas crashes on Tour stage three but makes it back to the pack
(Reuters) - Geraint Thomas crashed on the third stage of the Tour de France but got back on his bike after being attended to by two race doctors on Monday. The 2018 Tour champion hit the deck 37km int...
Jun 28, 2021
Russia says 23 million have received at least one COVID-19 shot
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Some 23 million people in Russia have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, out of a population of more than 144 million, the TASS news agency cited Health Minister Mikh...
Jun 28, 2021
SNB “not anywhere close” to changing policy – Maechler
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank "is not anywhere close" to starting a normalisation of its expansive monetary policy based on the world's lowest interest rate and currency in...
Jun 28, 2021
Sweden to ease restrictions on July 1 as pandemic slows
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden will ease many of its restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the COVID-19 on July 1, allowing larger crowds at stadiums and restaurants, the minister of health said o...
Jun 28, 2021
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