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Biden says he will be announcing a vaccine plan for the world
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he will be announcing a vaccine plan for the world as he headed to Europe for his first foreign trip as president. "I hav...
Jun 09, 2021
Brazil inflation in May rises above 8%, highest since Sept 2016
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Annual inflation in Brazil scaled 8% in May for the first time in more than four years, figures showed on Wednesday, a figure higher than economists had forecast...
Jun 09, 2021
China’s Meituan on hiring spree for 60,000 jobs as expands into new sectors
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese food delivery giant Meituan said it aimed to hire 60,000 new employees in 2021 as the company expands into new areas of businesses such as group community buying. Meituan's ...
Jun 09, 2021
Tennis-Krejcikova ends nervy teenager Gauff’s run to reach French Open semis
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova reached the semi-finals of the French Open on her fifth appearance in a Grand Slam main draw as she beat a nervy Coco Gauff 7-6(6) 6-3 on...
Jun 09, 2021
Vertex cystic fibrosis treatment gets U.S. approval for use in 6-11 year olds
(Reuters) -Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of its cocktail therapy, Trikafta, to treat cystic fibrosis in children aged...
Jun 09, 2021
Soccer-Premier League Big Six reach settlement over Super League – report
(Reuters) - The six English clubs that signed up to the breakaway European Super League earlier this year have agreed to pay 20 million pounds ($28 million) as part of a settlement with the Premier Le...
Jun 09, 2021
UK’s Frost says no breakthroughs in EU talks over Northern Ireland
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Brexit minister David Frost said there were no breakthroughs but no breakdowns in talks with his European Union counterpart over the operation of the Northern Irish protoc...
Jun 09, 2021
Biden, Putin set to meet in 18th-century Swiss villa for summit
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to hold their June 16 summit in an 18th-century Swiss villa overlooking Lake Geneva, a soo...
Jun 09, 2021
Orban says global minimum tax plan ‘absurd’, Hungary may look at options
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday a proposed global minimum corporate tax is "absurd" and his government would need to consider contingency plans if the init...
Jun 09, 2021
We are protecting UK integrity in post-Brexit North Ireland talks, says PM
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he was working to ensure the territorial and economic integrity of the United Kingdom when asked about the lack of progress in...
Jun 09, 2021
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