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Britain will not demand Glasgow climate talks delegates be vaccinated against COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not require delegates attending November's international climate conference in Glasgow to have been vaccinated against COVID-19, an official responsible for organising ...
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EU watchdog tells banks to have a 10-year climate plan
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Banks in the European Union must have a 10-year plan spelling out how they will deal with environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks to their bottom line, the blo...
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Pro-Beijing media in Hong Kong denounce ‘traitor’ Jimmy Lai
By Sharon Abratique HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pro-Beijing newspapers have ramped up criticism of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, with illustrations portraying him as a "dog-like animal" and a shoe-shiner d...
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Britney Spears gets her day in court, but what will she say?
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears speaks on Wednesday to the Los Angeles judge who oversees control of her personal and business affairs in an increasingly controversial 13-year ...
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U.S. senator presses Amazon, Google on Matter smart-home effort
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google need to offer more details about how their smart-home devices and virtual assistants will support competition and user privacy, U.S....
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Biden plans new steps to combat U.S. gun violence as violent crime climbs
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to unveil new steps to curtail U.S. gun violence on Wednesday, including measures aimed at stemming the flow of firearms used in crimes...
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Swedish government sees faster growth as pandemic effects fade
By Johan Ahlander and Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's economy will grow substantially faster than previously expected this year, as it bounces back from the effects of the COVID-19 pande...
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UK inflation pressures hit records as growth cools only slightly – PMI
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Inflation pressures faced by British firms hit record levels this month, and growth in the private sector cooled only slightly from an all-time high in May when...
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Far from home? Spiderman drops in at the papal audience
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A different type of participant dropped in on Pope Francis' general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday - Spiderman. A man dressed in a full, skin-tight, red, black and blue ...
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Blast kills two people, wounds 14 in eastern Pakistan – police
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A blast in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore killed two people and wounded 14 others on Wednesday, police said, adding that they had yet to determin...
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