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Olympics: Most medical staff needed for Olympics secured – Games official
By Antoni Slodkowski and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - The organisers of the Tokyo Olympics have secured about 80% of the medical staff needed to stage the Games, a top Olympic official told Reuters ...
May 31, 2021
Iran says progress made in nuclear talks but issues remain
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran and six world powers have made significant progress in talks to revive their 2015 nuclear deal but important issues still need to be resolved, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spoke...
May 31, 2021
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes central Alaska – GFZ
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck central Alaska in the United States, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles) , GFZ s...
May 31, 2021
China says each couple can have three children, in change of policy
BEIJING (Reuters) - China announced on Monday that each couple would be permitted to have up to three children, a major policy shift from the existing limit of two children, after census data showed a...
May 31, 2021
French judges to start Carlos Ghosn questioning in Beirut Monday
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fugitive former car executive Carlos Ghosn will be questioned in Beirut from Monday by French investigating judges, his lawyers said, over allegations of financial misconduct in Fra...
May 31, 2021
Taiwan’s new COVID-19 cases slow but restrictions to stay in coming weeks
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's new COVID-19 infections have decreased and the outbreak can be controlled, the health minister said on Monday, as he urged the public to follow restrictions, which will sta...
May 31, 2021
France’s 2021 public deficit likely to be 9.4%, Finance Minister says
PARIS (Reuters) -The French public deficit will likely be 9.4% of gross domestic product this year, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday, compared to a previous estimate of 9%. Le Maire also...
May 31, 2021
Australia and New Zealand unite over China human rights issues
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand on Monday expressed grave concerns over developments in Hong Kong and the human rights situation in the Xinjiang province of China, as the two nations ...
May 31, 2021
Malaysia’s Supermax says abiding by labour laws after report on U.S. probe
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian glove maker Supermax Corp on Monday said it adhered to labour laws on treatment of migrant workers, after a report that the United States was investigating a unit ov...
May 31, 2021
MLB roundup: Diamondbacks win after 13 straight setbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks' five-run rally in the sixth inning punctuated the end of their 13-game losing streak in a 9-2 win Sunday over the St. Louis Cardinals at Phoenix. Arizona's losing streak was ...
May 31, 2021
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