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Rohingya refugee boat lands in Indonesia after 113 day voyage
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya refugees that set sail in February but had been adrift in the Andaman Sea with engine failure has landed on an Indonesian island after...
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Euro zone retail sales fall more than expected in April
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone retail sales fell more than expected in April, dragged down by a decline in sales of non-food products, but were still much higher than 12 months earlier when most count...
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U.S. House Democrats propose $547 billion surface transport plan
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of key U.S. House Democrats were to introduce legislation on Friday to authorize $547 billion in additional spending over five years on surface trans...
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Thailand says has enough supplies for start of COVID-19 vaccinations
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will have its promised amount of COVID-19 vaccines for use during this month, a health official said on Friday, amid supply concern and public anxiety ahead of a so far ch...
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Italy statistics bureau hikes 2021 growth forecast as COVID clouds clear
(Refiles to fix typo in headline) ROME (Reuters) - ROME, June 4 (Reuters) - The Italian economy, will grow by 4.7%this year, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, raising a previous project...
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No Olympics if no athletes come to Japan, says Tokyo 2020 president
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games cannot happen if no athletes can make it to Japan for the event, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said at a news briefing held o...
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Credit downgrade buffer proposed for poor nations seeking debt help -study
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - Poor countries struggling to meet their dues in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis should be given a temporary buffer to avoid the risk of credit rating downgrades while ...
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EU to ban Belarus overflights from midnight, diplomats say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union ambassadors on Friday adopted a plan to ban Belarus airlines from flying over EU territory or landing in EU airports, and prohibiting EU airlines from flying over B...
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S.Korea says 81% of elderly signed up for COVID-19 vaccination
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Friday it expects to meet its vaccination target for the first half of the year ahead of schedule as 81% of people aged between 60 and 74 years old have signed up...
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Poland downplays Denmarkâs withdrawal of environmental permit for gas link
WARSAW (Reuters) - Denmark's decision to rescind an environmental permit for Baltic Pipe, a pipeline connecting Poland with Norwegian gas fields via the Baltic Sea and Denmark, has no impact on the im...
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