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Marathon Petroleum posts first adjusted profit since pandemic on fuel demand
(Reuters) -U.S. oil refiner Marathon Petroleum Corp on Wednesday posted its first adjusted quarterly profit since the pandemic, boosted by a rebound in fuel demand. While refiners have ramped up crude...
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Indonesia passes grim milestone of over 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia recorded a grim milestone of more than 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, data from the country's health ministry showed, with the South...
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French President Macron pledges more aid for Lebanon, including COVID vaccines
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Wednesday a further 100 million euros ($118.54 million) worth of emergency aid for Lebanon, and 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the...
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Huawei CFO’s U.S. extradition case begins final weeks of hearings in Canadian court
By Moira Warburton VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is returning to a Canadian courtroom on Wednesday for the final weeks of her U.S. extradition hearings, as the lega...
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Maria Kolesnikova, face of Belarus street protests, goes on trial
(Reuters) - Maria Kolesnikova, one of the leaders of mass street protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko last year, went on trial on Wednesday facing up to 12 years in prison on cha...
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Brazil retailers hunt for M&A deals to compete for e-commerce dominance
By Tatiana Bautzer August 4 (Reuters) - In March last year, Oziel da Silva Santos needed a new TV but with stores closed due to COVID-19 restrictions in Brazil's northern city of Belem, the 50-year ol...
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U.S. to outfit border agents with body cameras in major oversight move
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will require thousands of border agents to wear body cameras, according to two officials and government documents, a major operational change tha...
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Olympics-Cycling-Italy beat Denmark in thrilling team pursuit final
By Martyn Herman IZU, Japan (Reuters) - Italy produced an electrifying finish to beat favourites Denmark for gold in a thrilling men's team pursuit final at the Izu Velodrome on Wednesday. Powered hom...
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Olympics-Boxing-Briton Whittaker bemoans silver, holds podium protest at himself
By Martin Petty TOKYO (Reuters) - Podium protests are rare at the Olympic Games, but few are less likely than an athlete protesting against himself. British boxer Ben Whittaker was so disappointed by ...
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Olympics-Climbing-Poland’s Miroslaw takes women’s speed lead, nearly matches world record
By Sam Nussey and Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - Poland's Aleksandra Miroslaw took an early lead in the women's Olympic climbing qualifiers in Tokyo on Wednesday with a 6.97 second run in the openin...
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