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U.S. traffic deaths jump 10.5% in early 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. traffic deaths rose by 10.5% in the first three months of 2021 even though the number of miles driven fell by 2.1%, preliminary data shows. Traffic deaths have risen dramat...
Sep 02, 2021
Motor racing-I had fun and I did it my way, says retiring Raikkonen
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Kimi Raikkonen said on Thursday Formula One had never been the most important thing in his life and he would walk away with no regrets, no complaints and no particular plan...
Sep 02, 2021
U.S. to give Ukraine more than $45 million in additional humanitarian aid -Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will give Ukraine more than $45 million in additional humanitarian assistance, U.S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken said in a statement on Thursday. On Wedne...
Sep 02, 2021
Returning to film, Jane Campion says MeToo was like end of apartheid
By Silvia Aloisi VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Acclaimed New Zealand director Jane Campion, back on the big screen after a 12-year hiatus, praised fellow female film-makers for a string of top awards over...
Sep 02, 2021
Seeking re-election, Czech PM pledges to keep migrants, Brussels at bay
By Robert Muller USTI NAD LABEM, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis launched his populist ANO party's campaign for re-election on Thursday vowing to keep out migrants and pre...
Sep 02, 2021
U.N. warns catastrophe looms in Ethiopia’s north, urges government to end de facto aid blockade
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A de facto blockade on aid to the Tigray region in Ethiopia's north is bringing millions of people to the brink of famine, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Thursday, ...
Sep 02, 2021
Jamaica, traffic lights or kiwis: Germany’s coalition conundrum
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - A narrowing of the polls over the past 10 days has turned what looked like a homeward romp for Germany's conservatives into a tight race to succeed Chancellor Ange...
Sep 02, 2021
Jordan’s water crisis deepens as climate changes, population grows
By Hams Rabah and Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - At a private underground well in Amman, Imad Suleiman waits for hours to pump water into the container on his truck that he then sells on to pri...
Sep 02, 2021
Mexican president’s legal counsel steps down, ally to step in
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday his legal counsel and close advisor Julio Scherer was stepping down and would be replaced by Maria Estela Rios, a...
Sep 02, 2021
Virgin Galactic to launch first commercial research mission
(Reuters) - Space travel company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc said on Thursday it was launching its first commercial research mission named "Unity 23" in partnership with Italian Air Force. (Reporting...
Sep 02, 2021
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