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Pressure builds for new Lebanon government as chaos deepens
By Tom Perry and Nafisa Eltahir BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fears that Lebanon's financial meltdown is tipping the country into anarchy have prompted renewed efforts to agree on a new government that can start...
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Tokyo Paralympics to be held without spectators, Tokyo governor says
TOKYO (Reuters) - The four parties concerned with running the Tokyo Paralympics agreed on Monday that the Games will be held generally without spectators, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike told reporters. K...
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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes South Sandwich Islands region – EMSC
(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the South Sandwich Islands region, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Monday. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (six miles)...
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China to strengthen macro policies to support employment – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will strengthen fiscal and monetary policies to support employment, a cabinet meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang said, according to a report from state television on Monda...
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Pritzker signs laws to protect Illinois’ military
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker on Sunday signed a package of legislation to further honor and protect the state’s service members. One of the seven new laws means families ...
Julia Bradley Aug 16, 2021
Poland to send Brussels answer on judges’ disciplinary chamber on Monday, says PM
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will send its response to the European Commission about a contested disciplinary chamber for judges by the end of the day, the prime minister said on Monday, amid a deepening...
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Detroit sticks with trucks, SUVs despite lofty 2030 goals for EVs
By Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) - The future may belong to electric cars, but for U.S. automakers, trucks will rule for years to come. Automakers in North America plan to build more big pickups and ...
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Factbox-Possible candidates for new Malaysia PM
(Reuters) - Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigned on Monday but agreed to stay on as a caretaker until a new government can be formed. Much remains uncertain, with no other politician ho...
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Analysis-U.S. SEC prepares to take on corporate America over workforce disclosures
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is headed for a scuffle with corporate America over how much information public companies must disclose abou...
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Germany must evacuate 10,000 people from Afghanistan, Merkel tells party
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany may need to evacuate as many as 10,000 people from Afghanistan, Chancellor Angela Merkel told party colleagues on Monday, according to party sources. That includes 2,500 Afg...
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