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Liquor distribution exec to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - The chief executive of a liquor distribution company charged in the U.S. college admissions scandal has agreed to plead guilty to paying $500,000 to secure his son's...
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Pritzker: Full approval of Pfizer COVID vaccine should mean more vaccinations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Will the Food and Drug Administration giving full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine lead to more people getting the shot? Pritzker says he sure hopes so, especially sin...
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White House to tackle cyber challenges with Apple, IBM, insurance CEOs
By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is hosting an event on Wednesday that will bring together America's largest technology companies for a discussion about cybersecurity challen...
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Taliban appoints former Guantanamo detainee as acting defense minister, Al Jazeera says
CAIRO (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban has appointed former Guantanamo detainee mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir as acting defense minister, Qatari based Al Jazeera news channel reported on Tuesday, citing ...
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Algeria says cutting diplomatic ties with Morocco
By Hamid Ould Ahmed ALGIERS (Reuters) -Algeria is cutting diplomatic relations with Morocco, Foreign Minister Ramdane Lamamra said on Tuesday at a news conference, accusing its neighbour of "hostile a...
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EU says will continue to promote democracy despite success of Taliban
(Reuters) - The European Union will continue to advocate democracy and human rights in the world beyond the end of the Western military mission in Afghanistan, European Council President Charles Miche...
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U.S. will test all Afghanistan evacuees for COVID-19, official says
By Andrea Shalal and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will test all evacuees from Afghanistan for COVID-19 and aims to set up a process for vaccinations, a senior Biden administratio...
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Google self-driving spinoff Waymo begins testing with public in San Francisco
By Paresh Dave and Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Waymo has started taking a few San Franciscans on rides in its self-driving sport utility vehicles and hopes to open the robotax...
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Starvation stalks Afghanistan, politics must be worked out fast, WFP says
(Reuters) - Millions of Afghans could soon face starvation due to the combination of conflict, drought and the coronavirus pandemic, the executive director of the World Food Programme said on Tuesday,...
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Yale names Matthew Mendelsohn investment chief to oversee $31 billion endowment
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Yale University on Tuesday said it named Matthew Mendelsohn, a veteran money manager from its Investments Office, to oversee the Ivy League university's $31.2...
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