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Visa says spending on crypto-linked cards topped $1 billion in first half this year
(Reuters) - Visa Inc said on Wednesday its customers spent more than $1 billion on its crypto-linked cards in the first half of this year, as the payments processor takes steps to make crypto transact...
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Dutch COVID-19 cases spike, gov’t reviews options
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Wednesday said it will consider whether it needs to take fresh action following a swift rise in new COVID-19 cases after the country's pandemic lockdown e...
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WHO says lifting lockdowns and low vaccination rates is ‘toxic mixture’
(Reuters) - World Health Organization emergencies programme head Michael Ryan said on Wednesday that countries with low COVID-19 vaccination rates, combined with the lifting of restrictions, was a "to...
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Crusade against hypocrisy fires first transgender candidate for German Bundestag
By Ayhan Uyanik and Riham Alkousaa MUNICH (Reuters) - As the first transgender candidate for Germany's parliament, Tessa Ganserer doesn't mince words when it comes to identifying those responsible for...
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Portugal posts over 3,000 new COVID-19 infections
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal reported more than 3,000 daily coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours for the first time since February, data showed on Wednesday, as authorities pondered further measures ...
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Tennis-Kerber banking on good Wimbledon vibes in Barty semi-final
LONDON (Reuters) - Angelique Kerber's Grand Slam resurgence faces its sternest test in her first major semi-final since her Wimbledon triumph three years ago, as the former world number one faces an A...
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Three officers shot in Chicago
CHICAGO — Police say three law enforcement officers were shot and wounded while driving onto Interstate 57 Wednesday morning on Chicago's South Side. The shooting was reported about 6 a.m. in th...
Julia Bradley Jul 07, 2021
U.S. job openings edge higher in May, hiring slips
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings edged higher in May and hiring dipped, a sign that the economy could still be struggling with labor shortages. Job openings, a measure of labor demand, were up...
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COVID-19 vaccine vial maker Stevanato eyes $7 billion valuation in U.S. IPO
(Reuters) -Italy's Stevanato Group S.p.A., a maker of glass vials for COVID-19 vaccine and other healthcare products, said on Wednesday it was seeking a valuation of over $7 billion in its U.S. initia...
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Tajikistan takes in over 1,000 Afghan refugees
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Tajikistan has taken in more than 1,000 civilian refugees fleeing the violence in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province across the border, the government of Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhs...
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