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U.S. bans imports from Chinese fishing fleet over forced labor allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday imposed a new import ban on seafood from a Chinese fishing fleet that the agency says is using forced labor on its 32 vessels, inclu...
May 28, 2021
EU Commission approves 10 billion euro German pandemic state aid
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission approved on Friday a 10 billion euro German scheme to compensate companies for damages suffered due to coronavirus outbreak, the EU executive said. The com...
May 28, 2021
Factbox-Back to pubs, gyms and movies: plotting the road back to normal
(Reuters) - As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains momentum, many countries are planning a gradual return to normal, opening borders and letting people back into restaurants, shops and sports venues af...
May 28, 2021
U.S. Senate to consider sweeping China tech bill on June 8
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday the Senate would consider a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country's ability to compete with Chin...
May 28, 2021
Cycling-Yates wins stage 19 on Giro but Bernal hangs on to lead
(Reuters) - Simon Yates of Team BikeExchange won stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, reducing the gap in the general classification to leader Egan Bernal, who finished third in the penultimate mo...
May 28, 2021
Analysis-Pilot training puzzle tests U.S. airlines as travel takes off
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - As millions of Americans gear up for a summer of vacation flights, Ben Wallander is hitting the books and the simulator. The 27-year-old is one of hundreds of pil...
May 28, 2021
Ship suffers engine trouble in Suez Canal, no impact on traffic – SCA
CAIRO (Reuters) - A container ship broke down in the Suez Canal on Friday but was refloated and repaired with no impact on traffic in the waterway, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said. The 353-metre (...
May 28, 2021
Polish ultra-conservatives launch university to mould new elites
WARSAW (Reuters) - An ultra-conservative Polish think tank on Friday inaugurated a university intended to mould future leaders who espouse the conservative Christian values that the nationalist govern...
May 28, 2021
UK PM told Hungary’s Orban of significant human rights concerns
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Viktor Orban he had significant concerns about human rights in Hungary, including gender equality, LGBT rights and media freedom in a meeti...
May 28, 2021
Remember America’s fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
PEORIA, Ill. — America’s Gold Star Families, based in Peoria Heights, typically puts on a ceremony at the Gateway Building on the Peoria riverfront honoring soldiers who’ve given the...
May 28, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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