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Olympics-Guinea reverses decision to pull out of Tokyo Games over COVID fears
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's five athletes will participate in the Tokyo Olympics after all, a statement from the West African nation's sport ministry said on Thursday, reversing the previous day's de...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
German pharmacies stop issuing COVID vaccine passes after security breach
BERLIN (Reuters) - German pharmacies have stopped issuing digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates after hackers created passes from fake outlets, the industry association said on Thursday, the lates...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
Democrat Amy Finkenauer sets sights on Senator Grassley’s Iowa seat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Abby Finkenauer, who was one of the youngest women in Congress before losing her re-election bid last year, on Thursday said she would run for the Iowa U.S. Senate seat...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
White House disappointed by China rejecting COVID origin probe plan
By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Thursday it is "deeply disappointed" in China's decision to reject a World Health Organization (WHO) plan for a second ...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
Argentina raises heat on Russia over Sputnik V vaccine delays
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina, one of the first countries to widely use Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, has ratcheted up pressure on Moscow over delays in the arrival of second doses that are holding...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
Volkswagen investors approve $339 million settlement with former execs
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shareholders in Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen on Thursday approved a deal to settle claims against four former executives, including long-time CEO Martin Winterkorn, relat...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
Drugmaker Endo settles opioid claims by Tennessee counties, cities for $35 million
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Endo International Plc has agreed to pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit by Tennessee local governments and on behalf of a child allegedly born addicted to painkillers a...
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U.S. housing market floats back to earth
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. housing market appears to be straining under the weight of its own pandemic-driven success. Recent data shows the sector is returning from the stratospher...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-The world records most at risk in Tokyo
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Michael Phelps' 23 Olympic swimming gold medals is a record that may never be beaten but the Tokyo pool could still see the world's best push the boundaries of human perfor...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
U.S. developing plans to spend $52 billion on chips supply -Commerce Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is developing plans to quickly spend $52 billion to deal with semiconductor supply issues if Congress passes a bill funding such efforts, U.S. Commerce ...
Syndicated Content Jul 22, 2021
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