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Britain reports 36,800 new cases of Delta variant in latest week
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday said there had been 36,800 new cases of the Delta variant in the week to July 14, compared to 54,268 new cases reported the previous week. The total number of case...
Jul 16, 2021
Take Five: ECB, earnings galore and ‘Freedom Day’
(Reuters) - 1/ ECB DAY Two weeks after unveiling its closely anticipated strategy review, the ECB will face questions at its Thursday meeting on what its new 2% inflation target might mean for policy....
Jul 16, 2021
Chinese Premier Li asks Pakistan to hold accountable culprit for attack on bus – Xinhua
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li urged his Pakistani counterpart to hold accountable the culprit for what he described as a "terrorist attack" on a bus ferrying Chinese workers, ...
Jul 16, 2021
Reuters journalist killed covering clash between Afghan forces, Taliban
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on Friday while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near a border crossing with Paki...
Jul 16, 2021
Belarus police raid homes and offices of journalists, rights activists
KYIV (Reuters) - Belarusian police searched the offices and homes of journalists and human rights activists for the third successive day on Friday, extending what rights activists say is a new crackdo...
Jul 16, 2021
China, responding to sanctions report, says U.S. should stop interfering in Hong Kong
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday that it opposed the United States interfering in Hong Kong affairs, in response to a Reuters report that Washington was prepared to impose sanctions on Chinese...
Jul 16, 2021
Russia reports record daily COVID-19 deaths for fourth day running
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday reported 799 coronavirus-related deaths, the most in a single day since the pandemic began and the fourth day in a row it has set a record. Russia is in the grip of...
Jul 16, 2021
‘Proekt’ investigative news outlet banned by Russia closes legal entity
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian investigative news outlet "Proekt" on Friday said it was closing down a U.S.-registered legal entity a day after authorities in Russia banned its activities, but said it wou...
Jul 16, 2021
Ramaphosa to visit worst-hit province as South Africa violence eases
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was due to visit KwaZulu-Natal province - one of the flashpoints of a spasm of violence and heartland of support for his predecessor Ja...
Jul 16, 2021
U.N. rights boss calls on Cuba to release protesters
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Cuba on Friday to release protesters and several journalists arrested at demonstrations and denounced alleged excessive use o...
Jul 16, 2021
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