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McDonald’s builds out marketing team focused on digital, global app
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp is promoting its U.S. marketing chief as the burger chain seeks to push growth to younger customers through digital sales. Morgan Flatley, who helpe...
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U.S. donation of COVID-19 vaccines arrives in West Bank and Gaza
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A U.S. donation of 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza on Tuesday, as Palestinian officials work to boost uptake and count...
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Lithuania wants sanctions on Belarus for helping migrants cross to EU
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania has proposed that the European Union sanction Belarusian citizens and companies which it says are helping migrants cross into EU member states, Foreign Minister Gabrieliu...
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Switzerland hit by ‘very worrying’ fourth COVID-19 wave
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is being hit by a fourth wave of the coronavirus with a "very worrying" rise in infections, the head of the government's crisis team at the Federal Office for Public Hea...
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Shadow banks need tighter regulation, ECB’s Schnabel says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Non-bank financial firms, more commonly known as shadow banks, need tighter regulation as their increasing risk profile could impair central bank policy during periods of stress,...
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EU okays increase in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines manufacturing capacity
(Reuters) - Europe's medicines regulator said on Tuesday it had approved additional manufacturing sites to increase production capacity of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moder...
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Peloton to launch new treadmill with safety features in U.S.
(Reuters) - Peloton Interactive said on Tuesday it would launch its new treadmill next week, as it looks to put behind a costly recall of its exercise machines over safety reasons. The U.S. launch of ...
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Texas power demand to hit record high during Tuesday heat
(Reuters) - The Texas power grid operator forecast demand would reach a record high on Tuesday as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners to escape another heatwave. The grid, however, al...
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Iran’s COVID-19 deaths hit record daily high of 709
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday reported a record daily 709 deaths from COVID-19 as the worst-hit country in the Middle East faced a fifth surge in infections led by the highly contagious Delta vari...
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Thai parliament passes new narcotics bill that could ease overcrowded prisons
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai parliament on Tuesday passed a new narcotics bill that emphasizes prevention and treatment rather than punishment for small-scale drug users, and introduces tougher measures a...
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