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Nigerian court acquits Shi’ite leader Zakzaky and wife of all charges
By Garba Muhammad KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) -A Nigerian court on Wednesday acquitted Ibrahim Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), a banned Shi'ite group, of all eight criminal cha...
Jul 28, 2021
Lebanon battles wildfires in country’s north, firefighter dies
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Raging wildfires have burned large swathes of Lebanon's pine forests in the mountainous north of the country, killing at least one firefighter and forcing some residents to flee, th...
Jul 28, 2021
Biden ‘honored’ to meet Belarusian opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden met with Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Wednesday and expressed support for democracy and human rights in the former Soviet republ...
Jul 28, 2021
UN biodiversity summit to be delayed for third time – sources
By Kanupriya Kapoor and Kate Abnett SINGAPORE (Reuters) - United Nations negotiations for a global agreement to protect the planet's biodiversity are being delayed a third time due to the coronavirus ...
Jul 28, 2021
Brazil to vote on tax reform next week, corporate profit changes seen
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house of Congress is expected to vote on tax reform next week, with the bill likely be amended to exclude certain small companies' profit and dividend taxes, senior...
Jul 28, 2021
UK PM Johnson’s umbrella mishap amuses Prince Charles
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson struggled to control his umbrella at an official engagement on Wednesday as it was blown inside-out by the wind, to the amusement of heir to the...
Jul 28, 2021
Volkswagen launches tender offer for Europcar
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -A consortium led by German automaker Volkswagen has agreed with Europcar to launch a tender offer for the car rental company that values the group at 2.9 billion euros ($3.4 billi...
Jul 28, 2021
NFL-Mahomes’ signed rookie card sells for record-breaking $4.3 million
(Reuters) - An autographed Patrick Mahomes rookie card printed in 2017 has become the most expensive NFL card after it sold for $4.3 million, breaking the previous record of $3.1 million for a Tom Bra...
Jul 28, 2021
Pentagon chief to nudge ties with Vietnam as human rights concerns linger
By Idrees Ali HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will on Thursday look to nudge forward security ties with Vietnam that have been slowly deepening as both countries watch China's ac...
Jul 28, 2021
Small-time traders turn ‘dip buyers’ in China share selloff
By Danilo Masoni (Reuters) - Small-time traders have been jumping in to buy stocks discarded by big investors during the selloff triggered by China's regulatory crackdown, research showed on Wednesday...
Jul 28, 2021
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