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House Democrats tee up second voting-rights measure
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats said Tuesday they would seek to advance another voting rights measure in the House of Representatives with the hopes of breaking a Senate logjam...
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North Macedonia to accept 450 Afghan refugees
BELGRADE (Reuters) - North Macedonia will by the end of the week temporarily take in 450 Afghans fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country and seeking visas to enter the United States, the Skopje ...
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Morgan Stanley will require employees to prove vaccination status
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley said on Tuesday it had asked its U.S.-based employees to offer proof for COVID-19 vaccination, as the big bank doubles down on rules for staff entering its offices. Nearly 9...
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Botswana’s COVID-19 budget balloons as it battles for vaccines
GABARONE (Reuters) - Botswana needs to budget an extra 1.13 billion pula ($100 million) to help secure COVID-19 vaccines and equipment as the southern African country battles a third wave of infection...
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes South Sandwich Islands region – EMSC
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands region on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 96 km, EMSC said. (...
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Taliban vows to provide safe passage to Kabul airport, Biden adviser says
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Taliban has told the United States it will provide safe passage for civilians to reach the airport in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, U.S. national security adv...
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Fed’s Powell: Not certain Delta outbreak will dent recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It remains unclear whether the heightened outbreak of the coronavirus Delta variant will have a noticeable impact on the economy, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said Tuesda...
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UAE senior official says Taliban statements encouraging
CAIRO (Reuters) - A senior UAE official said on Tuesday the statements of the Taliban are "encouraging", in the first comment from the Gulf country since the fall of Kabul to the Islamist movement. "N...
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Golf-Popov relishing title defence at AIG Women’s Open
(Reuters) - Sophia Popov has embraced her status as the defending champion at the AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie this week, telling reporters on Tuesday that she is ready to build on her fairytale tri...
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Durbin, Duckworth: Peoria Air National Guard Unit Stays Put
PEORIA, Ill. – If Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth have their way, the 182nd Airlift Wing unit in Peoria won’t be going away any time soon. Durbin and Duckworth, along with U.S. Re...
Will Stevenson Aug 17, 2021




