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WHO says it has been advising Olympics committee on COVID
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization is advising the International Olympic Committee in the run-up to the Games in Tokyo and has urged caution in order to track the spread of the coronavirus, a s...
Jul 02, 2021
Olympics-Cubans to cheer their boxers and wrestlers, but not ball players, in Tokyo
By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban athletes are preparing to leave for Tokyo and the Olympic Games, with fans ready to cheer them on, disappointed that the national sport of baseball did not ma...
Jul 02, 2021
Belarus oppositionists cry foul after ’embassies’ suspended on Twitter
BERLIN (Reuters) - Twitter has suspended the accounts of a group of exile opposition groups that call themselves the "Belarusian People's Embassies" after they were accused of identity theft by Belaru...
Jul 02, 2021
France’s Lagardere exposed to takeovers as heir’s grip weakens – sources
By Sarah White and Gwnalle Barzic PARIS (Reuters) - The heir to France's Lagardere group has ended up with a smaller than advertised stake after a restructuring, further shrinking his sway after he ga...
Jul 02, 2021
Merkel expects double-vaccinated Brits to be able to travel to Germany soon
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons who have had two COVID-19 vaccinations should soon be able to travel to Germany without going into quarantine on arrival, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday. "I ...
Jul 02, 2021
U.S. adds four entities to trade blacklist in relation to Myanmar
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -The United States on Friday added four new entities that support the Myanmar military to its trade blacklist as part of a response to its Feb. 1 coup. The new entities on ...
Jul 02, 2021
UK’s Johnson says he has no plans to reduce Euro 2020 stadium crowds
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he did not plan to order a reduction in crowds attending the remaining Euro 2000 tournament soccer matches due to take place in L...
Jul 02, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs appeal by florist who spurned gay couple
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear an appeal by a florist fined by Washington state for refusing to make a flower arrangement for a same-sex we...
Jul 02, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Maine dispute over religious schools
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took up a challenge by two families with children attending Christian schools to a Maine tuition assistance program that bars taxpayer money...
Jul 02, 2021
Zoetis donates animal COVID-19 vaccine candidate to about 70 U.S. zoos
(Reuters) - Animal health company Zoetis Inc said on Friday it had donated over 11,000 doses of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine to nearly 70 zoos across the United States. The vaccine has been autho...
Jul 02, 2021
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