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Olympics-USATF says vaccines not mandatory for Tokyo-bound athletes
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - USA Track & Field (USATF), the governing body of American athletics, said on Tuesday its athletes do not have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before the Tokyo Olympics bu...
Jun 08, 2021
Poland plans to close Europe’s most polluting power plant by end 2036
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland plans to close Europe's most polluting power plant by the end of 2036, a draft document published by local authorities said on Tuesday, after energy group PGE scrapped plans ...
Jun 08, 2021
Olympics-IOC reallocates North Korea’s qualification spots for Tokyo Games
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - North Korea's qualification places for next month's Tokyo Olympics were reallocated on Tuesday after it decided not to attend the Games, the International Olympic Com...
Jun 08, 2021
MicroStrategy increases bitcoin-linked junk bond sale to $500 million – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - MicroStrategy Inc, a major bitcoin corporate backer, has increased the size of a junk-bond sale to help buy more bitcoin, now targeting $500 million, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Th...
Jun 08, 2021
U.S. charges former Olympic figure skater in COVID-19 small business fraud
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Slovenian figure skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics has been criminally charged in Manhattan with fraudulently raising $1.6 million meant...
Jun 08, 2021
Macron promises to help restaurants deal with post-pandemic staff shortage
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday his government would help restaurants and bars find staff as the hospitality industry gradually resumes normal operations following months o...
Jun 08, 2021
U.S. State Department lowers Mexico travel advisory rating
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday lowered its travel advisory rating for Mexico to "Level 3: Reconsider Travel" as U.S. health officials revised its assessment of COVID-19 co...
Jun 08, 2021
France’s Renault charged with deception over dieselgate probe
PARIS (Reuters) -French carmaker Renault said on Tuesday French judicial authorities have charged the firm with deception over a diesel emissions probe launched in 2017. Renault said the company has b...
Jun 08, 2021
Explainer: Could Peru’s contested votes swing the election?
By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA (Reuters) - Counting is nearly over in Peru's highly polarized election. (https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/socialist-castillo-holds-slim-lead-peru-presidential-vote-cou...
Jun 08, 2021
Chips shortage limits auto production in Brazil, automakers association says
By Alberto Alerigi SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Automaker's plants in Brazil have reached a "production ceiling" after the first five months of the year, below pre-pandemic levels, due to a shortage of compu...
Jun 08, 2021
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