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Japan industry minister says Harvard fund ‘thanked us’ for advice
TOKYO (Reuters) - Harvard University's endowment fund thanked the Japanese government for advice over Toshiba Corp, the industry minister said on Friday, in response to a probe that found a government...
Jun 17, 2021
Soccer-‘Underdogs’ Wales cannot be written off against Italy -James
(Reuters) - Wales winger Daniel James is confident his team are capable of pulling off an upset against dominant Italy in their final Euro 2020 group game on Sunday, saying the Welsh have "nothing to ...
Jun 17, 2021
New Zealand PM Ardern gets ‘pain-free’ COVID vaccine shot
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received the her first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, as the country steps up efforts to inoculate its population. The Pacific isla...
Jun 17, 2021
Australia’s NAB to settle U.S. bank bill swap rate class action
(Reuters) - National Australia Bank Ltd said on Friday it has agreed to settle a 2016 class action lawsuit in the United States over alleged manipulation of a key short-term interest rate. The terms o...
Jun 17, 2021
Police detain eight employees of China Gas unit after deadly pipeline blast
BEIJING (Reuters) - Eight employees at a China Gas Holdings unit have been detained by local police following a fatal gas pipeline explosion on Sunday, according to a statement by the Shiyan city gove...
Jun 17, 2021
Soccer-Scotland keen to make amends against England after poor start -McTominay
(Reuters) - Scotland are still "hurting" from defeat by the Czech Republic in their Euro 2020 campaign opener, but are keen to make amends against England in Friday's game at Wembley, midfielder Scott...
Jun 17, 2021
Australian watchdog sues Woolworths over staff underpayments
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's largest supermarket chain Woolworths Group is being sued by the country's industrial relations watchdog for underpaying staff, more than a year after th...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. says delivered one million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada on Thursday
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United States delivered one million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada on Thursday. "Today, as part of the U.S. commitment to help contai...
Jun 17, 2021
Polls open in Iran election, Khamenei calls for high turnout
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for a high turnout in the country's presidential election on Friday, in a contest likely to be won by a judge fiercely loyal t...
Jun 17, 2021
Sydney reinstates masks to contain Delta COVID-19 variant
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales (NSW) reverted on Friday to making the wearing of masks mandatory on public transport in Sydney, as a cluster of the highly-infectious coronavirus Delta ...
Jun 17, 2021
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