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Russian court orders arrest in absentia of Navalny ally Zhdanov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Tuesday ordered the arrest in absentia of Ivan Zhdanov, an ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Zhdanov was the director of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Fou...
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Brazil bans fires, redeploys military to protect Amazon rainforest
By Jake Spring and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday issued a broad 120-day ban on unauthorized outdoor fires as the country suffered its worst drought in...
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Pritzker encourages masks to help fight delta variant
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J-B Pritzker is urging all Illinois residents to wear masks due to a rise in cases of the delta variant of COVID-19. Speaking Monday during an unrelated a news conferenc...
Julia Bradley Jun 29, 2021
Israel’s ironSource trades in New York after $11 billion SPAC merger
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Israeli mobile adtech firm ironSource went public on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday after closing its merger with a blank-check company backed by U.S. private equity ...
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Archer-Daniels-Midland sold facility worth millions for $250,000 to Perdue weeks after agriculture nod -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Archer-Daniels-Midland Co sold a grain storage plant worth millions of dollars for $250,000 to Sonny Perdue weeks after then U.S. President Donald Trump tapped him to lead the U...
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EU air passenger rights were not protected during pandemic, auditors say
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European airline passenger rights, including carriers' legal obligation to pay refunds for cancelled flights, have not been safeguarded during the COVID-19 pande...
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UK records 20,479 new COVID-19 cases, 23 new deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported on Tuesday 20,479 new COVID-19 cases and 23 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, official government data showed. That compared to 22,868 cases and 3 deaths re...
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Tennis-Barty turns on style in opening win over Suarez Navarro
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Women's top seed Ash Barty cleared a tricky opening Wimbledon hurdle as she beat Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1 6-7(1) 6-1 on Tuesday in a first-round match tailor-made f...
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German court rejects injunction against Tesla factory permits in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - A court in Germany rejected on Tuesday an injunction brought by two environmental groups against provisional building permits issued by the state of Brandenburg for Tesla's planned ...
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Asian, tropical coastlines most vulnerable to rising seas – study
By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Tropical nations will face more coastal inundation from a rise in sea levels due to climate change than other countries, according to new research that also m...
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