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White House sees ‘summer of joy and freedom’ as COVID-19 shots surpass 300 million
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has administered 300 million COVID-19 vaccinations in 150 days, a White House official said on Friday ahead of President Joe Biden's scheduled ...
Jun 18, 2021
Qatar foreign minister: no tangible progress on Afghanistan yet
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar has not yet made tangible progress with Afghan peace talks being held in its capital Doha, Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman said in a statement on Friday. He s...
Jun 18, 2021
Soccer-Dominating ball fundamental weapon against Germany, says Santos
MUNICH (Reuters) - Portugal coach Fernando Santos has urged his side to starve Germany of the ball as they target a second consecutive win in Euro 2020 in Saturday's blockbuster Group F game. Portugal...
Jun 18, 2021
OSF HealthCare bumping up minimum wage
PEORIA, Ill. — OSF HealthCare is increasing the company’s minimum wage. Effective in September, OSF will implement a new compensation structure for some of its hourly employees. The OSF mi...
Jun 18, 2021
Britney Spears says she doesn’t know whether she’ll ever perform again
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears says she has no idea whether she will ever perform again. Spears, who has not performed in public since late 2018 and is under a court-ordered conservatorship, m...
Jun 18, 2021
Boko Haram cleric confirms Shekau’s death, urges fighters’ loyalty
MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) - A senior cleric with Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram confirmed the death of its leader and urged fighters to stay loyal in its fight against rival Islamic State militant...
Jun 18, 2021
California launches digital COVID-19 vaccine pass but won’t require it
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - California officials on Friday unveiled a website to access a digital copy of COVID-19 immunization records, though they stressed the U.S. state would not ma...
Jun 18, 2021
British Conservative lawmaker charged with sexual assault
LONDON (Reuters) - A lawmaker in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has been charged with sexual assault, prosecutors said on Friday, an allegation he denied. Imran Ahmad Khan, ...
Jun 18, 2021
Election in Armenia, meant to end political crisis, is too close to call
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Armenia's political fate hangs in the balance ahead of a parliamentary election on Sunday with opinion polls putting the party of acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and that of f...
Jun 18, 2021
Soccer-Hazard, De Bruyne, Witsel to all start Belgium’s next Euro game
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Captain Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Axel Witsel will all start Belgium's next European Championship match against Finland in St Petersburg on Monday, coach Roberto Martinez s...
Jun 18, 2021
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