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UK ‘pingdemic’ plans could cover 10,000 workers, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - British plans to roll out daily contact testing within the food chain to prevent workers from having to isolate when 'pinged' by the COVID-19 app could cover up to 10,000 people, th...
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MLB roundup: Red Sox stun Yankees in 10th inning
Hunter Renfroe drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning as the host Boston Red Sox rallied past the New York Yankees 5-4 on Thursday in the opener of a four-game se...
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Hungary to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for healthcare workers -PM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's government has decided to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for healthcare workers as part of efforts to contain the pandemic, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told public...
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Vodafone posts 3.3% rise in Q1 revenue as Europe returns to growth
LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile operator Vodafone reported a better-than-expected 3.3% rise in first-quarter service revenue on Friday, including a one-off gain of around 1.0 percentage point following COVI...
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Olympics-Tennis-Osaka’s opening match moved to Sunday at organisers’ request – ITF
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka has had her opening match in the Olympic women's singles event pushed back by a day to Sunday following a request from Tokyo 2020 organisers, t...
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Myanmar to use Chinese vaccines to fight COVID-19 in border area
(Reuters) - China is delivering two million COVID-19 vaccine shots to Myanmar this week to help fight a growing outbreak in the border area, officials said, as a spike in infections in the Southeast A...
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USA pole vaulter Kendricks hopes to raise game to beat rival Duplantis
By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) - American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks said on Friday he was looking forward to elevate his game and challenge world record holder Sweden's Armand "Mondo" Duplantis for...
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Olympics-Badminton-Indonesia’s Gideon and Sukamuljo lead ‘group of death’
By Richa Naidu TOKYO, Japan - Four key men's doubles teams - dubbed by the Badminton World Federation as "the group of death" - will take over two courts side-by-side on Saturday just after noon in To...
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Car chip shortage to abate, smartphones could be next: industry execs
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Aaron Saldanha (Reuters) - The semiconductor shortage that has gripped the world could last well into 2022 and hit smartphone production next, foreshadowing deficient sup...
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FOCUS ON-Road cycling at the Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) - Focus on road cycling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Road cycling is split into two events for each gender -- a road race and a time trial. * The men's race in Tok...
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