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BOJ may scale back emergency funding as pandemic strains ease
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to keep monetary policy ultra-loose on Friday but may dial back emergency pandemic-funding, less than 48 hours after the U.S. Federal Reserve...
Dec 16, 2021
Deaths at Travis Scott concert in Houston were accidental, medical examiner says
HOUSTON (Reuters) -The deaths of 10 people at a Houston rap concert in November were accidental, the Harris County medical examiner ruled on Thursday. A stampede of fans at rap star Travis Scott's Ast...
Dec 16, 2021
Liquor distribution exec gets six weeks in prison in U.S. college scandal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - The chief executive of a liquor distribution company was sentenced on Thursday to six weeks in prison for paying $575,000 to rig her son's college entrance exam and ...
Dec 16, 2021
Deaths at Travis Scott concert in Houston were accidental, medical examiner says
HOUSTON (Reuters) -The deaths of 10 people at a Houston rap concert in November were accidental, the Harris County medical examiner ruled on Thursday. A stampede of fans at rap star Travis Scott's Ast...
Dec 16, 2021
Israeli ministry blocks UAE pipeline deal, citing risk to Red Sea
By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry said on Thursday that it would not allow oil tankers to enter its Red Sea resort of Eilat as planned under a deal wi...
Dec 16, 2021
End of an era: Airbus delivers last A380 superjumbo
By Tim Hepher and Fabian Bimmer PARIS/HAMBURG (Reuters) -Airbus delivered the final A380 superjumbo on Thursday, to Dubai's Emirates, marking the end of a 14-year run that gave Europe an instantly rec...
Dec 16, 2021
Motor racing-Verstappen sees no reason for Hamilton to stop
PARIS (Reuters) - Formula One champion Max Verstappen expects Lewis Hamilton to be back next season to battle for a record eighth title despite the Briton's disappointment at being beaten this year on...
Dec 16, 2021
Drone strike on Pakistani Taliban leader fails to explode, Taliban sources say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A drone strike hit a house just inside Afghanistan's border with Pakistan, apparently targeting a senior member of the Pakistani Taliban, but the missile failed to explo...
Dec 16, 2021
Sport-COVID plays havoc with world sport as COVID infection rate surges
By Mark Gleeson (Reuters) - World sport was again hit by COVID-19 infections on Thursday with soccer and rugby matches called off, a cricket series cancelled and holiday action in North America under ...
Dec 16, 2021
Greece further amends COVID travel rules for foreigners
ATHENS (Reuters) - Foreign travellers can opt to show a rapid antigen test or a PCR test to enter Greece, the country said on Thursday, amending a rule it announced only the day before to help curb th...
Dec 16, 2021
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