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Seven die after outbreak of Colombian variant of COVID-19 at Belgian nursing home
(Reuters) - Seven residents of a nursing home in Belgium have died after being infected with the Colombian variant of the coronavirus, despite being fully vaccinated, the virology team that conducted ...
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U.S. opens safety probe into Mercedes vans used for Amazon deliveries, ambulances
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it has opened a preliminary investigation into reports some 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter...
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German officials investigated for homicide over slow flood response
By Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) - Two officials in Germany are under investigation for suspected negligent homicide over slow evacuations during floods that killed 141 people in their state, authoriti...
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Thai court suspends government order on ‘false messages’
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court on Friday suspended the implementation of a government order to ban the dissemination of "false messages" and distorted news, ruling it breached individual rights and ...
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Insurers worry about COVID-19 discrimination claims as workers return to desks
By Carolyn Cohn, Noor Zainab Hussain and Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - Liability insurers on both sides of the Atlantic are scaling back the cover they offer companies ahead of an expected wave of...
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Sweden’s COVID czar blames night clubs and travel abroad for rising cases
(Fixes typo in headline) STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The spread of COVID-19 in Sweden has continued to accelerate with infection rates no longer considered low, the country's health authority said on Friday,...
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Russian court gives Navalny’s brother one year suspended sentence
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court gave the brother of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a one-year suspended sentence on Friday for inciting people to break COVID-19 restrictions, his lawyer Nikos Parask...
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Olympics-Wrestling-American Steve son wins men’s freestyle super heavyweight gold
CHINA, Japan (Reuters) - American Gable Steveson won gold in men's freestyle super heavyweight wrestling at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Georgia's Geno Petriashvili took the silver while Iran's Amir ...
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Russia starts operation to lay undersea fibre optic cable through Arctic
By Gleb Stolyarov MURMANSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russia on Friday begins laying its first undersea fibre optic communications cable through the Arctic as part of a state-run project to bring high-speed ...
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Moldovan parliament confirms Gavrilita as president’s choice for new PM
CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's parliament confirmed pro-Western President Maia Sandu's government on Friday after her PAS party won a snap election in July promising to root out corruption and mend ti...
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