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U.S. Senate’s Schumer to convene group of Democrats working with Republicans on infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would convene on Thursday a group of Democrats who are working with Republicans to discuss possible bipartisan legislation on i...
Jun 17, 2021
Golf-Fog at Torrey Pines delays start of U.S. Open by one hour
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) - First-round action at the U.S. Open on Thursday was delayed by 60 minutes due to fog on the Torrey Pines layout that sits atop the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. A...
Jun 17, 2021
Policeman killed, students abducted in attack on Nigerian school: local sources
LAGOS (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a police officer and abducted an unknown number of students on Thursday from a school in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi, local residents and a youth leader sa...
Jun 17, 2021
Prosecutor seeks prison time for French ex-president Sarkozy at campaign finance trial: BFM
PARIS (Reuters) - French prosecutors have requested a six-month prison term for former president Nicolas Sarkozy at his campaign financing trial, BFM TV reported. (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon, writ...
Jun 17, 2021
EMA says setting 50% efficacy threshold for COVID-19 vaccines is difficult
(Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Thursday it was not willing to impose a 50% efficacy threshold for COVID-19 vaccines, adding full trial data was necessary for it to make a soun...
Jun 17, 2021
Ukraine says now is time for Russia to withdraw after Biden-Putin summit
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Thursday he welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's tough messaging when he met President Vladimir Putin this week and now was the time to...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. leading indicator points to further economic recovery in May
By Evan Sully (Reuters) - A gauge of future U.S. economic activity increased for the third consecutive month in May, suggesting the economy continued to recover from the recession caused by the novel ...
Jun 17, 2021
Tennis-U.S. Open to be held with full capacity crowds
(Reuters) - The U.S. Open will be at full capacity throughout its two-week duration in 2021, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Thursday, making it the first Grand Slam to be pla...
Jun 17, 2021
Ex-Auschwitz prisoner cannot sue publisher in Poland, says EU top court
WARSAW (Reuters) - A former prisoner of the Auschwitz death camp set up in Poland by Nazi Germany cannot sue a German publisher in Polish courts over use of the phrase "Polish extermination camp", the...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court rules for Catholic group in LGBT rights dispute
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court embraced religious rights over LGBT rights on Thursday by ruling in favor of a Catholic Church-affiliated agency that sued after Philade...
Jun 17, 2021
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