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Australia PM says vaccinations alone will not end Sydney’s COVID-19 lockdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said vaccinations alone would not bring an end to a COVID-19 lockdown in Sydney as residents of the country's largest city face another mont...
Jul 28, 2021
Cuba says Iran to start producing one of its COVID-19 vaccines
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - Iran will next week become the first country outside of Cuba to start producing one of the Communist-run island's homegrown COVID-19 vaccines on an industrial scale, ...
Jul 28, 2021
African swine fever confirmed in Dominican Republic pigs -USDA
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory has confirmed African swine fever (ASF) in samples collected from pigs in the Dominican Republic t...
Jul 28, 2021
China’s new ambassador arrives in U.S. with words of optimism
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's new ambassador to Washington, Qin Gang, on Wednesday wished the United States victory against COVID-19 and said great potential awaited bilateral rela...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. Senate approves union lawyers to NLRB, giving Democrats control
By Daniel Wiessner and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed union lawyers Gwynne Wilcox and David Prouty to seats on the National Labor Relations Board, pavin...
Jul 28, 2021
Powell says Fed likely to taper asset purchases ‘at the same time’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will likely reduce its monthly purchases of mortgage-backed securities and Treasuries simultaneously when it is time to pare back its support for the U.S. ec...
Jul 28, 2021
New Zealand gives provisional nod to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's health regulator Medsafe has granted provisional approval for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 18 years of age and older, acting minister for COVID...
Jul 28, 2021
Robinhood, gateway to ‘meme’ stocks, raises $2.1 billion in IPO-source
By Echo Wang (Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc, the owner of the trading app which emerged as the go-to destination for retail investors speculating on this year's 'meme' stock trading frenzy, raised ...
Jul 28, 2021
Infrastructure deal overcomes hurdle to advance in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan infrastructure package of roughly $1 trillion received the 60 votes necessary to advance in the 100-seat U.S. Senate on Wednesday, passing a key milestone that move...
Jul 28, 2021
Samsung Elec says demand for chips to remain strong after Q2 profit rises
By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it expects favourable market conditions for its component business in the second half of the year, after ann...
Jul 28, 2021
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