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Tennis-Gauff embracing pressure and playing freer
(Reuters) - American teenager Coco Gauff says she is learning to embrace the huge expectations she carries on her shoulders and will be playing with freedom at the French Open. The 17-year-old became ...
May 28, 2021
Bolsonaro visits indigenous reservations in Amazon for first time
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro visited two indigenous reservations in the Amazon on Thursday for the first time as head of state, despite protests from some tribal leaders agai...
May 28, 2021
Logitech CEO says chip shortage could last for up to a year – paper
ZURICH (Reuters) - The global shortage of semiconductor chips could last three to six months, Logitech Chief Executive Bracken Darrell told Swiss newspaper Finanz und Wirtschaft, with some industries ...
May 28, 2021
U.S. bans imports from Chinese fishing fleet over forced labor allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday imposed a new import ban on seafood from a Chinese fishing fleet that the agency says is using forced labor on its 32 vessels, inclu...
May 28, 2021
EU Commission approves 10 billion euro German pandemic state aid
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission approved on Friday a 10 billion euro German scheme to compensate companies for damages suffered due to coronavirus outbreak, the EU executive said. The com...
May 28, 2021
Factbox-Back to pubs, gyms and movies: plotting the road back to normal
(Reuters) - As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains momentum, many countries are planning a gradual return to normal, opening borders and letting people back into restaurants, shops and sports venues af...
May 28, 2021
U.S. Senate to consider sweeping China tech bill on June 8
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday the Senate would consider a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country's ability to compete with Chin...
May 28, 2021
Cycling-Yates wins stage 19 on Giro but Bernal hangs on to lead
(Reuters) - Simon Yates of Team BikeExchange won stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, reducing the gap in the general classification to leader Egan Bernal, who finished third in the penultimate mo...
May 28, 2021
Analysis-Pilot training puzzle tests U.S. airlines as travel takes off
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - As millions of Americans gear up for a summer of vacation flights, Ben Wallander is hitting the books and the simulator. The 27-year-old is one of hundreds of pil...
May 28, 2021
Ship suffers engine trouble in Suez Canal, no impact on traffic – SCA
CAIRO (Reuters) - A container ship broke down in the Suez Canal on Friday but was refloated and repaired with no impact on traffic in the waterway, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said. The 353-metre (...
May 28, 2021
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