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Greek reports jump in COVID cases after many weeks of decline
By Reuters Staff ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece reported a jump in daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday after many weeks of declining numbers that prompted authorities to lift most of the country's coronav...
Jul 06, 2021
Belarus to cut diplomatic staff in Lithuania to minimum
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus told Lithuania it will cut its diplomatic presence in its European Union neighbour to a minimum until the latter scraps "unfriendly" initiatives against Minsk, the Belarusia...
Jul 06, 2021
U.S. urges China, private sector to boost participation in G20 debt response
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday urged China and the private sector to increase their participation in a G20 debt moratorium for low-income countries hammered by th...
Jul 06, 2021
Russia detains Estonian diplomat in St Petersburg
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) detained an Estonian diplomat based in St Petersburg, Mart Latte, as he was receiving confidential information from a Russian citizen, the ser...
Jul 06, 2021
Yellen to press G20 for minimum tax rate above 15%, U.S. Treasury officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will press G20 counterparts this week for a global minimum tax rate above the 15% floor agreed by 130 countries last week, but a decision is...
Jul 06, 2021
COVAX aims to resolve Venezuela COVID-19 vaccine roadblocks after Maduro ‘ultimatum’
CARACAS (Reuters) - The COVAX vaccine-sharing facility is aiming to overcome roadblocks to the shipment of coronavirus shots to Venezuela "as soon as possible," a spokesman for the GAVI alliance said ...
Jul 06, 2021
Portuguese told to stay alert as Delta variant surges
LISBON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Antonio Costa urged the Portuguese on Tuesday to keep up their guard up against a fourth wave of the COVID-19 epidemic, with the more infectious Delta variant causing...
Jul 06, 2021
New results expected in New York City’s Democratic mayoral race
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Two weeks after the election to select the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, city election officials are expected to release updated results on Tuesday, with Brookly...
Jul 06, 2021
Credit Suisse poaches Morgan Stanley banker for global industrials group -memo
By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) - Credit Suisse has snapped up a Morgan Stanley banker to take on a senior role within its global industrials group as the scandal-hit Swiss lender seeks to revamp...
Jul 06, 2021
U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan more than 90 % complete
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday that it completed approximately more than 90 percent of its withdrawal from Afghanistan. In a statement, U.S. Central Command said that United ...
Jul 06, 2021
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