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U.N. watchdog seeks release of two Bahrainis from death row
DUBAI (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights watchdog has called on Bahrain to release and compensate two activists facing death sentences, saying they are being arbitrarily detained. In July 2020 ...
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8 banks previously banned from bond sale now allowed to take part – EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Eight banks that were previously excluded from syndicated debt sales backing the European Commission's up to 800-billion-euro ($950.7 billion) COVID-19 recovery fund will be allow...
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WHO expects Guinea to announce end of Ebola outbreak on Saturday
GENEVA (Reuters) - World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he expected the government of Guinea to announce the end of its Ebola outbreak on Saturday. "Thanks to the lessons le...
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Poland becomes haven for Belarusians fleeing crackdown
By Joanna Plucinska and Kuba Stezycki WARSAW (Reuters) - Thousands of Belarusians escaping a political crackdown by President Alexander Lukashenko have fled to neighbouring Poland in the past year, bu...
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Texas and California power grids pass heatwave test for now
(Reuters) - So far this week, Texas and California have passed a major heat wave test that stressed their power systems with record demand, lots of forced generation outages in Texas and scorching wea...
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German state of Bavaria in talks with Intel on chip megafactory
(Reuters) - Germany's southern state of Bavaria is in talks with Intel to build a European chip factory in a bid to counter supply bottlenecks that have hampered production in the automotive sector, t...
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Exclusive: OPEC told to expect limited U.S. oil output growth, for now – sources
By Alex Lawler, Ahmad Ghaddar and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC officials heard from industry experts that U.S. oil output growth will likely remain limited in 2021 despite rising prices, ...
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Factbox: How central banks are responding to climate change
(Reuters) - The Bank of Japan unveiled a plan on Friday to boost funding for fighting climate change, a surprise move underscoring the growing importance of the issue for central banks. Following is a...
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In political gamble, Spain’s PM readies pardons for jailed Catalan separatists
By Joan Faus and Beln Carreo BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is poised to pardon the jailed leaders of Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid, betting the time has ...
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The largest one of these weighed over 3000 lbs. What is it?
June 18, 2021 Q: The largest one of these weighed over 3000 lbs. What is it? A: A scoop of strawberry ice cream
Nancy Flagg Jun 18, 2021 Joy / CC
Peoria, IL, USA
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