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Biden to host summit of Quad countries this year – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. coordinator for the Indo-Pacific region Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday that U.S. President Joe Biden will host a summit with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan th...
Jul 06, 2021
Tigray rebel chief calls for political solution to conflict in Ethiopia
By Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) - The commander of rebel forces in Tigray on Tuesday called for a negotiated ceasefire with the Ethiopian government and a political solution to the conflict in the no...
Jul 06, 2021
Florida IT firm says ransomware attack didn’t harm critical infrastructure
(Changes attribution to Kaseya) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ransomware eruption centered on a Florida IT firm was never a threat to the nation's critical infrastructure, the company said Tuesday. In a ...
Jul 06, 2021
Factbox: Plotting the return to normal as Delta variant spreads
(Reuters) - As COVID-19 vaccine rollouts gain momentum, many countries are opening borders and letting people back into restaurants, shops and sports venues after more than a year of on-off lockdowns....
Jul 06, 2021
Russia reports record 737 COVID-19 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported a record 737 deaths from coronavirus-linked causes in the past 24 hours on Tuesday, pushing the national death toll to 139,316. The country confirmed 23,378 new COVI...
Jul 06, 2021
Giving banks too much time to deal with bad loans a mistake: ECB
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Giving euro zone banks exceptional leeway in recognising soured loans may be a mistake that could slow the bloc's recovery from a recession induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, Euro...
Jul 06, 2021
With European recovery in sight, property investors bank on the office
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - After more than a year of home working, property investors are betting that demand for office space in Europe will rise as COVID-19 vaccinations are rolled out and p...
Jul 06, 2021
Bangladesh says AstraZeneca shot supplies may resume soon, including from India
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh could receive 1 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the WHO-backed COVAX facility this month, and the Serum Institute of India could resume sup...
Jul 06, 2021
Subway revamps menu, boosts ad spend to win back customers
By Hilary Russ (Reuters) - Subway is overhauling its menu and pouring money into marketing as the world's biggest restaurant chain by number of stores aims to win back customers with its new sandwiche...
Jul 06, 2021
Vietnam reports new daily record 1,029 coronavirus cases
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reported 1,029 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a new daily record increase. Most of the cases were in the southern economic hub Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Health said. I...
Jul 06, 2021
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