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U.S. health secretary mandates COVID-19 shots for health care staff
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has mandated its health care workforce to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Health Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Thursday. Sta...
Aug 12, 2021
Fund managers position for transitory U.S. inflation
By Divya Chowdhury MUMBAI (Reuters) - Based on expectations that U.S. inflation will be transitory and that the Federal Reserve will clearly communicate its plans to taper asset purchases, major globa...
Aug 12, 2021
Greek pine honey threatened as wildfires destroy hives and forests
By Lefteris Papadimas VOUTES, Greece (Reuters) - Standing in the blackened remains of a burnt-down forest, beekeeper Antonis Vakas laments the loss of his trade - collecting Greece's famed pine honey....
Aug 12, 2021
La Niña to emerge in Aug-Oct season, U.S. weather service says
(Reuters) -The La Nia weather pattern could potentially develop during the August-October season, and last through the 2021-22 winter, the U.S. government's National Weather Service said on Thursday. ...
Aug 12, 2021
Incoming New York Governor Kathy Hochul to seek election after finishing Cuomo’s term
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor-to-be Kathy Hochul declared on Thursday that she will seek election to the office in 2022 after completing the unexpired term of Andrew Cuomo, who is stepping do...
Aug 12, 2021
Vietnam concerned over vaccine supply as COVID-19 cases near record
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's government on Thursday said it was facing a tense situation over rising coronavirus cases and a shortage of vaccines, as the country saw another day of near-record cases fr...
Aug 12, 2021
Pakistan foreign min says bus attack that killed 9 Chinese workers was suicide bombing
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Thursday that last month's bus attack that killed nine Chinese workers was a suicide bombing. The minister said an investig...
Aug 12, 2021
Banks take steps to reduce potential cloud computing risks, Google survey
LONDON (Reuters) - Banks are taking steps to mitigate risks from their increasing use of external cloud computing services, a survey by Harris Poll and Google Cloud said on Thursday. The Bank of Engla...
Aug 12, 2021
ECB’s new inflation plan fails to win over German analysts, poll shows
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's new strategy to raise inflation in the euro zone has failed to convince financial analysts in the bloc's biggest economy, Germany, a poll showed on Th...
Aug 12, 2021
Greek PM defends government as anger mounts over handling of fires
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended his government on Thursday as public anger grew over the response to wildfires that have ripped through thousands of hectares of fo...
Aug 12, 2021
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