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Yale names Matthew Mendelsohn investment chief to oversee $31 billion endowment
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Yale University on Tuesday said it named Matthew Mendelsohn, a veteran money manager from its Investments Office, to oversee the Ivy League university's $31.2...
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Biden agrees with Pentagon recommendation to stick to Aug 31 Afghan pullout deadline – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has agreed with a Pentagon recommendation to stick with the Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline, an administration official told Reuters on Tuesday. The ...
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State: Peoria Civic Center COVID-19 testing site not reopening
PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) – The COVID-19 testing site at the Peoria Civic Center isn’t re-opening after all. The Illinois Department of Public Health tells our news partner 25 News the site &...
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Italy reports 60 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, 6,076 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 60 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, compared with 44 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 6,076 from 4,168. I...
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U.N. refugee agency pressures Poland to help migrants on Belarus border
WARSAW (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency and rights groups urged Poland on Tuesday to offer medical and legal support and shelter to migrants camping on the border with Belarus, a day after the Poli...
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Turkish Cypriot leader says Nicosia is violating passport rights
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday criticised a decision by Greek Cypriot rivals to rescind his passport, saying the move was designed to undermine his community. Cyprus...
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Scholz sprint shakes up race to succeed Germany’s Merkel
By Andreas Rinke and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrat leader Olaf Scholz looks increasingly likely to lead a left-leaning government after Germany's national election next mont...
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Swiss have evacuated 292 people from Afghanistan
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has evacuated 292 people from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Tuesday, while Switzerland would examine whether it could help facilitate talks underw...
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Former Afghan mayor pledges to fight for women’s rights in exile
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - An Afghan mayor who fled to Germany said she would work in her host country to draw attention to the plight of those left behind who are living in fear of Taliban mili...
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Britain reports 174 deaths, highest since March 12
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain recorded 174 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, the highest since March 12, and another 30,838 new cases, official data showed. With 88% of the adult population receiving a first va...
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