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One dead, two missing as torrential rains slam Japan, risk alerts broadened
TOKYO (Reuters) - One woman was dead and two other people were missing on Saturday after torrential rains touched off a landslide and engulfed two houses in Nagasaki prefecture in western Japan. With ...
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China’s new locally transmitted COVID cases down for the 4th straight day
(Reuters) - China on Saturday reported 30 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases for Aug. 13, down for the fourth consecutive day, offering fresh signs that a month-long outbreak may be waning. The co...
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Australia’s New South Wales reports record spike in COVID-19 cases to 466
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New South Wales reported a record 466 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, officials said as Australia's most populous state remained in tight lockdown. "This is the ...
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Argentina looks to reroute $300 million from IDB to ease pain of Parana river drought
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's government said on Friday it would seek to redirect a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank for $300 million to contain the effects of a devastating drough...
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Mexico logs $10 billion in foreign outflows from debt market, on track for record year
By Abraham Gonzalez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is on track to mark a second year of record foreign capital outflows from the country's sovereign debt market, with more than $10 billion having left...
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Sherman stresses U.S. support for Lithuania against ‘coercive’ China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke with Lithuania's foreign minister on Friday and reiterated U.S. support for the country in the face of pressure from China ove...
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Ford counterattacks in ‘cruise’ dispute with GM
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said late on Friday it will ask the U.S. Patent Office to rescind trademarks obtained by rival General Motors Co for the terms "Cruise" and "Super Cru...
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Former Brazil congresswoman goes to jail on charges of killing husband
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Flordelis dos Santos de Souza, a former Brazilian congresswoman accused of orchestrating the execution of her husband in June 2019, w...
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Venezuelan government and opposition talks open in Mexico City
By Diego Or MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Representatives of the Venezuelan government and the opposition began a round of talks on Friday in Mexico City with the aim of overcoming Venezuela's acute politic...
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California DOJ drops criminal charges against utility over role in igniting 2018 fire
(Reuters) - The California Department of Justice (CADOJ) said it will drop criminal charges against Southern California Edison after probing the utility company's role in igniting the 2018 Woolsey wil...
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