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Britain hosts G7 health summit amid pressure to broaden COVID vaccine access
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will host health ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) rich countries in Oxford on Thursday for a two-day summit, as pressure intensifies to do more to broaden access to CO...
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China farmers push back the desert – one tree at a time
By David Stanway WUWEI, China (Reuters) - After a hard morning planting fresh shoots in the dunes on the edge of the Gobi Desert, 78-year-old farmer Wang Tianchang retrieves a three-stringed lute from...
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Australia’s Victoria posts lowest rise in daily COVID-19 cases in a week
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state, Victoria, reported its lowest rise in new COVID-19 cases in more than a week on Thursday, a day after authorities extended a snap lockdown in...
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Exxon director calls activist campaign, ESG pressures a ‘tidal wave’ – speech
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp Director Ursula Burns called environmental pressures and the successful activist campaign to gain board seats at the biggest U.S. oil producer a "tidal wave" in a speech o...
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Golf-USGA launches program to boost media coverage of women’s golf
By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The United States Golf Association (USGA) on Wednesday launched a program aimed at increasing media coverage of the women's game by offering financial support...
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Brazil’s Supreme Court authorizes criminal probe into environment minister
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has authorized a criminal investigation into allegations that Environment Minister Ricardo Salles obstructed a police probe into il...
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U.S. global vaccine distribution plan could be announced Thursday – Blinken
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that President Joe Biden could announce this week Washington's plan for distributing 80 million coronavirus va...
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Golf-Finally injury free, Creamer confident heading into U.S. Women’s Open
By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Paula Creamer said she is feeling better than she has in years ahead of this week's U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club, where the tournament's 2010 champio...
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Tennis-Two men’s doubles players out of French Open after positive COVID-19 test
PARIS (Reuters) - Two men's doubles players were removed from the French Open draw after testing positive for COVID-19, the French tennis federation (FFT), who organise the claycourt Grand Slam, said ...
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Golf-LPGA Tour cancels Canadian tournament due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - The CP Women's Open will not be played in Canada for a second consecutive year due to logistical challenges and continued border restrictions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ...
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