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After the flood, Germany battles to clear mountains of trash
By Andi Kranz and Leon Kuegeler BAD NEUENAHR, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's most devastating floods in 60 years have created mountains of trash, from broken fridges to wrecked cars, piled up on roadsi...
Jul 23, 2021
South Africa’s Electoral Commission to seek to delay municipal vote
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Electoral Commission said on Friday that it would seek to delay municipal elections scheduled for October, after an inquiry recommended that they be postponed b...
Jul 23, 2021
Spain’s Supreme Court rules some Ryanair luggage rules are unfair
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Ryanair's luggage rules, under which the budget carrier can send bags and suitcases on a different flight than passengers, were unfair. Fo...
Jul 23, 2021
Alphabet to launch robotics firm Intrinsic under its other bets unit
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's secretive research unit said on Friday it will launch Intrinsic, its new robotics software and artificial intelligence project, under the Google parent's segment that houses...
Jul 23, 2021
At least 16 killed in road ambush by suspected militants in eastern Congo
BENI, Congo (Reuters) - At least 16 people, including six women and two children, have been killed in a suspected Islamist militant attack on a remote road in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, t...
Jul 23, 2021
Romanian private pension funds say need more IPOs to support growth
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The Bucharest bourse needs new listings to keep up with demand from Romania's growing private pension funds, which are beginning to look at other assets and foreign markets, the ...
Jul 23, 2021
Some countries opt not to have male and female flagbearers despite IOC plea
TOKYO (Reuters) - A few countries stood out at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games on Friday for having only either a man or a woman bearing the flag, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ...
Jul 23, 2021
U.S. equity funds see biggest outflow in six weeks -Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds recorded a large net outflow in the week to July 21, as rising COVID-19 infections caused by the Delta variant of the coronavirus revived fears of renewed shutdowns and a...
Jul 23, 2021
G20 loath to commit in climate meeting tussle over carbon wording
By Gavin Jones NAPLES (Reuters) - Energy and environment ministers from the Group of 20 rich nations have yet to agree on commitments to cut carbon emissions, two sources said, after a night of negoti...
Jul 23, 2021
“I was reborn aged 102,” – Russian WW2 veteran beats COVID-19 after week in ICU
By Olesya Astakhova KOROLYOV (Reuters) - Russian World War Two veteran Nikolai Bagayev feels like he has cheated death twice. This time though, the enemy was not the German troops invading the Soviet ...
Jul 23, 2021
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