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From wasteland to bustling base, last U.S. forces say goodbye to Bagram
By Peter Graff (Reuters) - This was the moment. The sky lit up with explosions over Kabul. We could see the headlights of Taliban trucks leaving the capital. The Northern Alliance fighters danced in a...
Jul 02, 2021
Biden celebrates new citizens as U.S. launches naturalization effort
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden celebrated new U.S. citizens at an event at the White House on Friday, the same day his administration rolled out a government-wide strat...
Jul 02, 2021
U.S. to ship 4 million vaccine doses to Indonesia ‘as soon as possible’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will ship 4 million doses of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine to Indonesia as it battles a coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. national security adviser told the Indo...
Jul 02, 2021
Mexico reports 5,879 new cases of COVID-19, 177 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Friday reported 5,879 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and 177 more fatalities, bringing its total to 2,531,229 infections and 233,425...
Jul 02, 2021
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors eye high-dividend stocks as Treasury yields languish
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Expectations that Treasury yields may stay tame in the second half of the year are pushing some investors to take a second look at companies whose dividend payout...
Jul 02, 2021
Western Canada lightning strikes up tenfold, stoking fires
By Moira Warburton VANCOUVER (Reuters) -Lightning strikes in Western Canada over the past two days soared nearly tenfold from the same time a year ago, triggered in part by a record-breaking heat wave...
Jul 02, 2021
Ocugen says Indian partner’s vaccine 93.4% effective against severe COVID-19
(Reuters) - The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Ocugen Inc's Indian partner, Bharat Biotech, has been found to be 93.4% effective against severe cases of COVID-19 in a late-stage trial, the U.S. drug de...
Jul 02, 2021
A tie in Washington eating contest: 34 burgers in 10 minutes
(Reuters) - The reigning queen of Washington's annual July Fourth burger eating contest had to share her championship trophy on Friday with last year's second place winner, as the two each ingested 34...
Jul 02, 2021
Swimming-FINA to review competition use of caps designed for afro hair
LONDON (Reuters) - Swimming's world governing body FINA said on Friday it would review whether caps designed for afro and big hairstyles could be worn in its competitions if there was no advantage to ...
Jul 02, 2021
Athletics-Richardson ban reignites debate on cannabis rules in sport
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson's one-month ban on Friday after her positive test for cannabis has reignited the debate about the logic behind the drug's inclusion o...
Jul 02, 2021
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