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Soccer-Burnley v Everton postponed due to COVID-19 cases and injuries
(Reuters) - COVID-19 cases and injuries at Everton forced the Premier League to accept the club's request for a postponement and called of their Boxing Day fixture away at Burnley, the league said on ...
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Russian court fines Alphabet’s Google 7.2 billion roubles
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court on Friday said it was fining Alphabet's Google 7.2 billion roubles ($98 million) for what it said was a repeated failure to delete content Russia deems illegal, the f...
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France says COVID tests needed for trips to its overseas territories
PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Friday that negative COVID tests will be required to travel to its overseas territories, as the government tightens controls to battle against a fifth wave of the viru...
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Central Illinois airports receiving extra funding
PEORIA, Ill. — Airports statewide will receive extra funding thanks to the Infrastructure Law passed by lawmakers in November. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL) has announced that more than $9.6...
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Austria’s vaccine board recommends fourth COVID jab for some
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austria should offer some healthcare staff and other key workers a fourth COVID-19 jab, the National Vaccination Board said in updated guidance published late on Thursday, citing ri...
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Ant’s consumer finance unit to boost its capital to $4.7 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) - The consumer finance unit of China's Ant Group will boost the company's capital to 30 billion yuan ($4.71 billion) from 8 billion yuan, and introduce 4 new strategic investors, an ...
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Unfazed by pandemic, supply chain woes, Santa Claus readies for annual flight
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Undaunted by pandemics, supply-chain woes and labor shortages plaguing Earth-bound commerce, Santa Claus was set to launch his reindeer-powered sleigh on Friday to ...
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U.S. travelers adjust holiday plans to constraints of Omicron wave
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of Americans carried on warily with travel plans through a second pandemic-clouded holiday season, despite a growing wave of COVID-19 infections driven b...
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Iran’s war games in Gulf were warning to Israel – top Iranian commanders
(Reuters) - War games conducted this week by Iran in the Gulf were intended to send a warning to Israel, the country's top military commanders said on Friday, amid concerns over possible Israeli plans...
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China’s commerce ministry calls U.S. Xinjiang ban ‘economic bullying’
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Friday it expressed "strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition" to a U.S. ban on imports from Xinjiang region. The ministry described the action ...
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