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Actor Blanchett sees pandemic as chance for reflection on plight of refugees
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - This year's World Refugee Day offers a chance to reflect on the uncertainty faced by those forced to flee their homes, Oscar winner Cate Blanchett says as ...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
Exclusive-U.S. triples vaccines for Taiwan with 2.5 million-dose shipment
By Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will ship 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan on Saturday, a senior administration official tol...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
Tokyo cancels public viewing sites, some to be vaccination centres
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Saturday cancelled all public viewing sites for the summer Olympics, diverting some venues to be COVID-19 vaccinations centres instead. Foreign spectat...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
Pope puts Robert Schuman, a father of Europe, on sainthood path
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday put 20th century statesman Robert Schuman, one of the founders of modern Europe, on the path to sainthood in the Roman Catholic Chu...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021

Avanti’s Dome in Pekin suffers storm damage Friday night
PEKIN, Ill. — Many structures throughout the area suffered storm damage and power loss after Friday night storms, and the Avanti’s Dome in Pekin was hit hard as well. Matt Rettke sent the ...
Dalton Kemper Jun 19, 2021
EU warns Lebanon’s leaders of sanctions over ‘home-made’ crisis
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - The European Union's foreign policy chief told Lebanon's leaders on Saturday they were to blame for the country's political and economic crisis and some could face ...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Guinea over
CONAKRY (Reuters) - An Ebola outbreak in Guinea that started in February, infecting 16 people and killing 12, has been declared over, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. (Reporting by Sali...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
Saudi air defences intercept eight Houthi armed drones – state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian air defences on Saturday destroyed eight armed drones launched by Yemen's Houthi movement towards the south of the kingdom, state television cited the Saudi-led coaliti...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021

Thousands in tri-county without power after Friday night storms
UPDATE 8:00 a.m. — Ameren Illinois said crews will remain active throughout the day Saturday restoring power across central Illinois after storms knocked out power to nearly 30,000 customers. Ea...
Dalton Kemper Jun 19, 2021
French police clash with partygoers at unauthorised rave party
PARIS (Reuters) - Five police officers were injured, two seriously, and a partygoer lost his hand when security forces tried to break up an illegal rave of some 1,500 people in western France, local o...
Syndicated Content Jun 19, 2021
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