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Afghan hospital burns after attack; Taliban seize border post in north
KABUL (Reuters) - Suspected Taliban fighters fired a rocket into a hospital in Afghanistan on Wednesday, sparking a blaze that caused extensive damage and destroyed COVID-19 vaccines though there were...
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Analysis: From game-changer to back-up: J&J’s COVID vaccine struggles in Europe
By Francesco Guarascio, Emilio Parodi and Matthias Blamont BRUSSELS (Reuters) - At the height of Europe's vaccine supply crisis in March, Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine was tou...
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Call centre software company Aircall passes $1 billion valuation
PARIS (Reuters) - Call centre software company Aircall has raised a further $120 million in funding from investors including Goldman Sachs Asset Management, lifting its valuation to more than $1 billi...
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China’s EV maker Xpeng gets approval to list in Hong Kong -source
BEIJING (Reuters) -The listing committee of Hong Kong Stock Exchange has approved Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc for a dual primary listing in the Asian financial hub, a source with direct k...
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China’s COVID-hit Shenzhen suspends direct flights to Beijing
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Direct flights from the southern city of Shenzhen to Beijing have been suspended until at least July 1, booking apps showed, ahead of celebrations for the Chinese Communist...
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U.S., China discuss possible meeting of secretary of state, Chinese foreign minister -FT
(Reuters) - The United States and China are discussing a possible meeting of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a G20 meet in Italy next week, the Financial...
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French drinks firm Pernod Ricard raises 2021 profit forecasts
PARIS(Reuters) - Pernod Ricard said it now expected organic profit growth of around 16% for its 2020/2021 fiscal year, up from a previous April forecast of 10%, as the French drinks group was enjoying...
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Cash loses its shine in pandemic but still king in Switzerland
By John Revill BERN (Reuters) - Cash is still king in Switzerland, a Swiss National Bank study published on Wednesday found, although the wealthy country's citizens are increasingly turning to cards a...
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Grand jury in Texas will not charge officers in custody death of Black man
(Reuters) - A grand jury in Texas on Tuesday cleared eight former officers of any criminal wrongdoing in the death of a 26-year-old Black man in custody. The Collin County Grand Jury had reviewed the ...
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Australian Aboriginal opposition mounts to new state heritage laws
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Opposition is mounting from Australian Indigenous groups to draft Western Australian heritage legislation as groups say there is little change to regulations that allowed Rio Tin...
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