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Olympics-IOC’s Bach scraps plans for quick visit, will be in Tokyo in mid-July
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will arrive in Tokyo in the middle of July ahead of the Olympic Games and will not visit before, he said on Thur...
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Explosions shake Yemen’s Marib city centre, residents say
ADEN (Reuters) -Three big explosions shook the Yemeni city of Marib on Thursday and a local official blamed the blasts on missile and drone strikes by Houthi forces trying to seize the gas-rich region...
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Next stop, Scranton? Biden’s infrastructure plan could make it happen
By Soren Larson SCRANTON, Pa. (Reuters) - At first glance, the path in northern New Jersey looks like just another trail in the woods. But train buffs know better; the Lackawanna Cutoff is key to a pr...
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EA says investigating data breach
(Reuters) -Videogame publisher Electronic Arts Inc said on Thursday that it was investigating a recent incident of intrusion into its network where a limited amount of game source code and related too...
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With moderation, German Greens seek to reignite election campaign
By Holger Hansen and Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) - The leaders of Germany's Greens will resist a push by party activists this weekend to adopt more ambitious climate policies, balancing their e...
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UK records 7,393 COVID cases, 7 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 7,393 new daily COVID cases, government figures showed on Thursday, down slightly from the 7,540 reported for the day before, which was the highest daily total sinc...
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U.S. household wealth rose to record $136.9 trillion in first quarter, Fed says
(Reuters) - U.S. household wealth jumped to a record $136.9 trillion at the end of March, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Thursday, bolstered by massive government aid aimed at blunting th...
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EU lawmakers seek ban on caged farming, foie gras force-feeding
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament on Thursday called for the European Union to end caged farming of animals and ban force-feeding of ducks and geese to produce foie gras. The...
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Dutch tech investor Prosus sees earnings almost doubling
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Prosus NV, the Dutch investor with a 28.9% share of Chinese software giant Tencent, said on Thursday it expected full-year earnings per share to have nearly doubled in the past ye...
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U.S. says it will push COVID vaccine waivers, but ‘may take time’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration is committed to efforts to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and will raise the issue with the World Trade Organization (WTO), but...
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