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Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Some major Australian cities have enforced tougher restrictions to prevent the spread of the Delta variant, while top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said America would not lo...
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Olympics-Czech embassy says in ‘intensive communication’ with Japan over Belarus athlete
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Czech Republic embassy in Tokyo said on Monday it was in a process of "intensive communication" with Japanese authorities concerning a Belarusian athlete and was awaiting their r...
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Two baby pandas born at France’s Beauval zoo
PARIS (Reuters) - Two baby pandas have been born at the Beauval zoo in France, said the zoo on Monday, adding that the newly born animals were in good health. The zoo said its female panda - Huan Huan...
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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes near south coast of Indonesia– EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck about 203 km (126 miles)south west of Nabire, Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Monday. The quake was at a dep...
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Sydney’s red-hot housing market lights up the lockdown gloom
(Refiles to correct paragraph 1, dropping errant letter "s") By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Crippled by its tightest lockdown since the pandemic began, Sydney's construction industry has slowed to...
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Olympics-Wrestling-Mensah-Stock stuns defending champ Dosho, marches into semis
By Ece Toksabay CHIBA (Reuters) - Reigning world champion Tamyra Mensah-Stock stormed into the semi-finals of the women's wrestling competition with consummate ease on Monday, winning both her matches...
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France’s Axa rebounds from pandemic with 180% spike in net income
PARIS (Reuters) -French insurer Axa on Monday posted a 180% surge in net income in the first half as the company rebounded from a spike in pandemic-related claims which led to it booking a 1.5 billion...
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Olympics-Athletics-Jackson out of 200m after rookie heats blunder
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Jamaica's Shericka Jackson will not be able to add to her bronze from the 100 metres after a terrible error in the heats of the 200 on Monday, where she eased up to...
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Climate activists occupy heart of Zurich financial district
ZURICH (Reuters) - Dozens of climate activists occupied the heart of Zurich's financial district on Monday to protest against big banks' financing of fossil fuel projects that damage the environment. ...
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Hong Kong authorities arrest pro-democracy singer for corruption
By Sara Cheng and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog on Monday charged a singer and prominent pro-democracy activist, Anthony Wong, with "corrupt conduct" at a 2018...
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