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China reports 42 new COVID-19 cases on Aug 16 vs 51 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Tuesday reported 42 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug. 16, compared with 51 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission. Of the new in...
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Taliban’s Afghanistan takeover presents fresh challenge for social media companies
By Elizabeth Culliford and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan poses a new challenge for big U.S. tech companies on handling content created by a group considered to...
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From Olympics to MLB: David Robertson reaches deal with Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays agreed to terms on a contract with reliever David Robertson on Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Rays for Robertson, who is fresh off competing in the Tokyo Olympi...
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Higher risk of Bell’s Palsy after Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine – study
(Reuters) - Risk of Bell's Palsy, a type of facial paralysis, is higher after the first dose of Sinovac Biotech Ltd's COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectiou...
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Insurer AIA posts jump in first-half new business value, raises dividend
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Insurer AIA Group Ltd raised its interim dividend on Tuesday and posted a jump in first-half new business value, as it recovered from pandemic-led business disruptions in most of...
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NFL-Falcons say they are first in league to reach 100% vaccination rate
(Reuters) - All players on the Atlanta Falcons have received the COVID-19 vaccine, the team said on Monday, adding that it was the first National Football League (NFL) club to see all of its players i...
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Bob Dylan sued for alleged sexual abuse of 12-year-old in 1960s
(Reuters) - An unnamed woman has sued folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan alleging he sexually abused her after giving her drugs and alcohol in 1965 when she was 12 years old. A spokesman for Dylan, now ...
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‘Don’t leave Afghan people alone,’ refugee in Greece pleads
By Elias Marcou LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Elena, an Afghan asylum seeker who lives in a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, worries about friends and family back home after the Taliban's swif...
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‘Is there any way we can get out?’ Afghans in U.S. struggle to help relatives in Kabul
By Alexandra Ulmer and Nathan Frandino SAN FRANCISCO/FREMONT, Calif. (Reuters) - As the Taliban took over Kabul on Sunday, Besmellah Khuram sat in his living room in Sacramento and video-called his fa...
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Australia’s Victoria reports slight rise in local COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state reported a slight rise in locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the first day after officials reinstated a night curfew and extended a hard lockd...
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