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State COVID roundup 5/30: 50% of IL adults fully vaccinated
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 602 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 18 deaths. In addition, 67% of Illinois adults have receiv...
May 31, 2021
Air France delays two Moscow-bound flights over lack of Russian permits – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two Air France flights to Moscow were delayed on Monday because Russia has not issued permits for the passenger planes to fly, the RIA news agency reported. Russia's federal aviatio...
May 31, 2021
Porsche, Piech families weigh direct stake in possible Porsche IPO-sources
By Christoph Steitz and Jan Schwartz FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The Porsche and Piech families, who control Volkswagen's largest shareholder, are prepared to take a direct stake in Porsche AG should the lu...
May 31, 2021
Greece and Turkey aim to smooth differences, leaders to meet
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and Turkey pledged on Monday to smooth differences which erupted into a public spat between their foreign ministers, announcing a meeting between President Tayyip Erdogan and...
May 31, 2021
South Korea’s Samsung Biologics to add mRNA vaccine production line
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean drugmaker Samsung Biologics plans to add a mRNA vaccine production line at its facility in Songdo, 30 kilometres southwest of Seoul, by the first half of 2022. Messenger...
May 31, 2021
Pulling power: the green lure of Sweden’s industrial far north
By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Long home to polluting industries, the hydro and wind power of Sweden's far north is set to reduce the country's carbon footprint as it lures low-emission manufa...
May 31, 2021
Portugal’s government under fire over Champions League final
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government has come under fire from lawmakers for sending contradictory COVID-19 messages after allowing thousands of English soccer fans to party in P...
May 31, 2021
Singapore to start vaccinating 12-18 year-olds as PM outlines reopening plans
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is opening up its COVID-19 vaccination programme to adolescents from Tuesday to help contain the latest outbreak that has infected some students, and will step up testi...
May 31, 2021
U.S. travelers hit the road again with Memorial Day holiday still subdued by pandemic
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - With half the country at least partially protected against the coronavirus, Americans were fleeing their pandemic doldrums over the three-day holiday weekend that...
May 31, 2021
Sniffer dogs search for armed ex-soldier after shooting in France
PARIS (Reuters) - Police with sniffer dogs searched woods in southwestern France on Monday for a man who opened fire on officers responding to a domestic violence incident, officials said. Authorities...
May 31, 2021
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