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Man with 39 wives, head of ‘world’s largest family’, dies in India
By Alasdair Pal and Adnan Abidi NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A 76-year-old man who had 39 wives and 94 children and was said to be the head of the world's largest family has died in north east India, the chi...
Jun 14, 2021
Philippines suspends decision to scrap troop pact with United States
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has suspended for the third time its decision to scrap a two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, its foreign minister said on Monday. ...
Jun 14, 2021
U.S. FDA declines to approve Avenue’s non-opioid painkiller again, shares drop
(Reuters) - Avenue Therapeutics Inc said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had once again declined to approve its non-opioid painkiller tramadol, sending its shares about 5% lower in pre...
Jun 14, 2021
Tennis-Grieving Tsitsipas pulls out of Wimbledon warm-up in Halle
(Reuters) - Stefanos Tsitsipas pulled out of the Wimbledon warm-up event in Halle, Germany, on Monday because of personal reasons after surrendering a two-set lead in his defeat against Novak Djokovic...
Jun 14, 2021
Ties with Biden more natural after ‘awkward’ Trump, Dutch PM says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Transatlantic relations have become more natural since Joe Biden took over as U.S. president after a sometimes "more awkward" period with Donald Trump, the leader of Washington's ...
Jun 14, 2021
Japan’s Cabinet to face no-confidence motion from opposition parties: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet will face a no-confidence motion from opposition parties over its refusal to extend the current parliamentary session, the Kyodo news...
Jun 14, 2021
Online grocery retailer Boxed to go public via $900 million SPAC deal
(Reuters) - Online bulk grocery retailer Boxed Inc said on Monday it would go public through a merger with blank-check firm Seven Oaks Acquisition Corp, in a deal valuing the equity of the combined fi...
Jun 14, 2021
‘Meme stock’ rally pauses, Redditors focus on biotech stocks
(Reuters) - Small-time stock traders turned their attention to the biotech and healthcare sectors on Monday, lifting shares of some by as much as 10%, while the rally in stocks that were favored in re...
Jun 14, 2021
Full hospitals in Afghanistan close doors to new patients as COVID-19 surges
KABUL (Reuters) - The two main hospitals treating people with COVID-19 in Afghanistan have had to close their doors to new patients because of a lack of beds, a senior health official and doctors said...
Jun 14, 2021
UK health minister will address parliament over COVID on Monday
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister Matt Hancock will make a statement to the lower house of parliament on COVID-19 at about 1930 GMT on Monday, the leader of the House of Commons said on Twi...
Jun 14, 2021
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