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Mexico reports 16,421 new cases of COVID-19, 328 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Friday reported 16,421 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and 328 more fatalities, bringing its totals to 2,726,160 infections and 237,9...
Jul 23, 2021
Dutch rower Florijn tests positive for COVID-19, rowing federation says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Dutch rower Finn Florijn tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tokyo Olympics, the Royal Dutch Rowing Federation (KNRB) said in a Twitter post on Friday. The 21-year-old Florijn, who w...
Jul 23, 2021
Global insurance recovery will be faster, stronger than in 2008 -Swiss Re
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - The global insurance industry is poised to recover more quickly and forcefully from the pandemic than it did after the 2008 financial crisis, despite such obstacles...
Jul 23, 2021
Guatemala attorney general removes head of anti-corruption unit
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's Attorney General Maria Porras on Friday dismissed the head of the anti-corruption unit, accusing Juan Francisco Sandoval, chief of the Special Prosecutor's Offic...
Jul 23, 2021
U.S. lawmakers urge IOC to delay or move China’s 2022 Winter Olympics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Friday called on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and relocate the event unless China end...
Jul 23, 2021
‘Worth the wait’: New York marriage bureau reopens for in-person weddings
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sae Feurtado and Richard Kissi's long wait to say "I do" finally ended on Friday, when in-person weddings resumed at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau after a 16-mont...
Jul 23, 2021
St. Louis City and County implementing mask mandate regardless of vaccination status
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis City and County will implement a new mask mandate starting Monday, July 26. Starting Monday, everyone five and older will be required to wear a mask in indoor and public tr...
Jul 23, 2021
Getaround car sharing company settles with Washington, D.C. for $950,000
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Getaround Inc will pay $950,000 to Washington, D.C. and revise its business practices after allegations that it misrepresented the benefits and nature of its...
Jul 23, 2021
Exclusive-Historic low river levels force Argentine grains ships to cut cargoes by 25%, ports chamber says
By Hugh Bronstein and Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Ships leaving the Argentine grains hub of Rosario on the Parana River are having to cut cargoes by 25% due to severely low water levels,...
Jul 23, 2021
Tennis-Djokovic withdraws from Toronto hardcourt event
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next month's U.S. Open tune-up event in Toronto, Tennis Canada said on Friday. A four-time champion in Canada, Djokovic is at the Tokyo O...
Jul 23, 2021
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