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Local Olympics organisers face uninsured loss from spectator ban-sources
By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON (Reuters) - The local Tokyo Olympics organising committee is unlikely to get much of an insurance pay-out due to lost ticket sales from a ban on spectato...
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Israel says signed MOU with NRX Pharmaceuticals for COVID vaccine trials
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has signed a memorandum of understanding with NRX Pharmeceuticals to complete trials and commercialize the Israeli-developed COVID-19 vaccine BriLife, Israel's Defense Min...
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Factbox: Eight quotes by and about former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards
By Bill Trott (Reuters) - Edwin Edwards, the corruption-tainted, quick-witted former governor of Louisiana who served four terms until he went to prison in 2002, died on Monday at age 93. He was known...
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Broadcom in talks to buy software firm SAS Institute – WSJ
(Reuters) - Chip and software company Broadcom Inc is in talks to buy SAS Institute Inc in a deal that could value the software firm in the range of $15 billion to $20 billion, the Wall Street Journal...
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Boeing gets order for 12 more 737-800 converted freighters from lessor BBAM
(Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Monday aircraft lessor BBAM LP ordered 12 more 737-800 converted freighters to meet rising demand from the e-commerce and express cargo markets. The deal brings BBAM's 73...
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Czech government cuts wait for 2nd COVID shot in vaccination push
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic will halve the waiting time to get a second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to three weeks, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said on Monday, as the country races ...
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NY Fed’s Williams: Standing repo facility could provide insurance during unexpected shocks
(Reuters) - Establishing a standing repo facility that firms could tap as needed to borrow cash could help the Federal Reserve keep tighter control of short-term interest rates when there is an unexpe...
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Egypt tightens punishment for sexual harassment
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian parliament on Monday approved harsher penalties for sexual harassment and related crimes and upgraded them to felony offences, aiming to curb sex-related assaults in a n...
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Judge blasts ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell over lawsuit to overturn U.S. election
By Jan Wolfe and David Thomas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday appeared likely to reprimand Sidney Powell, a former campaign lawyer for Donald Trump, and other attorneys over a lawsuit th...
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COVAX to deliver about 1.4 billion doses over six months – Canada minister
TORONTO (Reuters) - The global vaccine distribution system COVAX now expects to deliver about 1.4 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines over the next six months, Canada's international development minist...
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