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Greece ready to use COVID-19 pass before July to save summer, PM says
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is ready to use a COVID-19 travel certificate before its EU-wide launch on July 1 to attract foreign travellers and save its tourism sector from a second summer lost to the c...
May 28, 2021
U.S. and Hong Kong climbers set new records on Mount Everest
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Climbers from the United States and Hong Kong have set new records as they scaled Mount Everest this week, hiking officials said on Friday. Arthur Muir, 75, becam...
May 28, 2021
Taiwan targets COVID-19 vaccination for 60% of population by Oct
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan aims to cover 60% of its population with at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine by October, the health minister said on Friday, adding that the island's infect...
May 28, 2021
Malaysia to escalate EU palm oil dispute at WTO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Malaysia is set to escalate a trade dispute with the European Union and two member states for restricting palm oil-based biofuels, WTO filings showed ahead of a meeting of its dispu...
May 28, 2021
EU talks on farming subsidy reforms break up with no deal
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union negotiators this week failed to agree reforms to the bloc's huge farming subsidy programme, with talks due to resume in June on rules to protect smal...
May 28, 2021
EU military mission to Mozambique may be operating in months, bloc says
LISBON (Reuters) - The European Union could have a military training mission in place in Mozambique within several months, the bloc's foreign policy chief said on Friday, helping the southern African ...
May 28, 2021
Unfazed by VW rejection, Rea Stark’s Lamborghini bid still stands
By Jan Schwartz and Paul Arnold HAMBURG (Reuters) - Quantum Group's 7.5 billion euro ($9.1 billion) bid for Volkswagen's supercar brand Lamborghini still stands, the Swiss group's founding partner sai...
May 28, 2021
Russia will allow European flights to and from Moscow to bypass Belarus – RBC news outlet
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will allow European flights to arrive and depart via routes that bypass Belarusian airspace, the RBC news outlet reported late on Thursday, despite Moscow previously denying ...
May 28, 2021
Explainer: How will China’s latest oil probe affect the world’s biggest crude importer?
By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) - This year China's government has been gradually ramping up scrutiny of its sprawling oil industry, reinforcing its authority with new taxes on refined products whil...
May 28, 2021
Column: Talk about talk of ‘The Great Unwind’
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - There had been fears for the past year the mere suggestion of major central banks reversing massive pandemic support would send global markets into tailspin. And yet -...
May 28, 2021
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