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Canada’s Trudeau to gamble on vaccinations, economic rebound in likely September snap vote
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to trigger a snap election two years ahead of schedule, betting that high vaccination rates and a post-pand...
Jul 28, 2021
‘Jungle Cruise’ movie pairs spirited heroine with pun-slinging skipper
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In Walt Disney Co's new "Jungle Cruise" movie, Emily Blunt plays a determined explorer on a mission to find an ancient tree that offers great potential to cure...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-U.S. set to defend all-around title without Biles
By Steve Keating TOKYO (Reuters) - Even without Simone Biles the United States will still offer a steely defence of the Olympic women's gymnastics all-around crown worn by an American since the 2004 A...
Jul 28, 2021
Peru’s Castillo assumes presidency amid political storms in divided nation
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's Pedro Castillo will assume the presidency on Wednesday with little time to catch his breath as he battles the world's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak, tensions in h...
Jul 28, 2021
Analysis-Tesla hikes electric car prices in U.S.; holds line in China
By Eva Mathews, Nivedita Balu and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) - Tesla Inc showed signs this week of divergent strategies in the world's two biggest automotive markets, raising prices to boost profit margins...
Jul 28, 2021
Analysis-U.S. Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ favored religion and Trump
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As midnight approached on the eve of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, the conservative-majority Supreme Court granted emergency requests by Chr...
Jul 28, 2021
Desalination advances in California despite opponents pushing for alternatives
By Daniel Trotta HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) - Environmentalists say desalination decimates ocean life, costs too much money and energy, and soon will be made obsolete by water recycling. But a...
Jul 28, 2021
Spotify’s quarterly revenue beats estimates, paid subscribers rise 20%
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Spotify Technology SA beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as the music streaming company reported a 20% jump in paid subscribers for its premium s...
Jul 28, 2021
Ukraine expects next IMF tranche after meeting conditions -president
KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukraine expects to receive a second payment from its $5 billion International Monetary Fund programme after fulfilling all its agr...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Canoeing-Women paddle into history in slalom heats
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Jane Nicholas from the Cook Islands paddled into history on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to compete in an Olympic canoe slalom event as the sport and the Games mov...
Jul 28, 2021
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