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Lithuania denies Belarus reports of migrant death on border
(Reuters) - Lithuania's interior ministry on Wednesday dismissed Belarusian reports that an Iraqi migrant had been found beaten to death after being turned away at the Lithuanian border, describing it...
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Britain to offer all 16 and 17 year-olds COVID shots
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will offer all 16 and 17 year olds their first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Britain's vaccine advisers said on Wednesday, extending eligibility of the shots to children b...
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Rolls-Royce plans to sell ITP Aero to Bain and Sener for $1.9 billion – report
MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) -Rolls-Royce is set to sell its Spain-based ITP Aero unit to U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital and Spanish group Sener for 1.6 billion euros ($1.9 billion), a Spanish newsp...
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Russia plans to subsidise electric cars to spur demand
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to subsidise the purchase of domestically manufactured electric vehicles (EVs) to stimulate demand and production, the country's economy ministry said on Wednesday. The...
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Vast wildfires in Russia’s Yakutia set emissions record – monitor
By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - Summer wildfires have already produced a record amount of carbon emissions in Russia's Siberian region of Yakutia, with still more weeks of the fire season to come,...
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Olympics-Athletics-Gold for De Grasse, another huge 400m hurdles record
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Canada's Andre De Grasse added gold to a groaning collection of minor medals with victory in the 200 metres, Kenya went one-two in the men's 800m and Peruth Chemuta...
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Former President Obama scales back birthday bash amid COVID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Democratic U.S. President Barack Obama has scaled back plans to celebrate his 60th birthday this weekend, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday, citing the spread of the highly...
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Ladbrokes owner shares hit record high as investors bet on new MGM bid
By Chris Peters and Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) - Shares of Entain, which rejected a takeover offer from MGM Resorts this year, jumped to a record high on Wednesday after a $4.4 billion asset sale by t...
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U.S.’s Blinken, Sudan’s prime minister discuss Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Wednesday about the conflict in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray and agreed to pr...
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U.S. voices concern at Tanzania’s arrest of opposition politician
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A senior U.S. government official expressed concern on Wednesday over the arrest and imprisonment of Tanzania's opposition leader Freeman Mbowe who was charged with terrorism...
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