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Spaniards queue up for shots, hoping to leave COVID behind them
By Elena Rodriguez and Joan Faus MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniards who took one of the biggest hits from COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic are now among some of the keenest when it comes to getting vac...
Jul 23, 2021
Dispute over Italian coronavirus study shows challenges of probing origins
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - A dispute over blood tests has raised questions about an Italian study that suggested the coronavirus was circulating outside China much earlier than expected, highl...
Jul 23, 2021
What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Tennis star Naomi Osaka climbed a stage in the shape of Mt. Fuji and lit the Olympic cauldron, capping off an opening ceremony like no other. Here's what you need to know about the Tokyo G...
Jul 23, 2021
Russia declares media outlet The Insider a ‘foreign agent’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia declared investigative media outlet The Insider and five individual journalists "foreign agents" on Friday, part of what Kremlin opponents say is a crackdown on independent m...
Jul 23, 2021
Digital ad platform Outbrain valued at more than $1 billion in Nasdaq debut
(Reuters) - Shares of Outbrain Inc opened flat in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, giving the web recommendation platform a market capitalization of nearly $1.1 billion. The company's shares opened at th...
Jul 23, 2021
Disney Cruise Line to resume sailing from U.S. ports next month
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's cruise division said on Friday it would start operations from U.S. ports again next month, following a months-long pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Disney Dream will de...
Jul 23, 2021
Azerbaijan says solder killed by Armenian sniper across border
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan on Friday said an Armenian sniper had killed one of its soldier at the border between the two countries and that its army was taking response measures. Azerbaijan's defence...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympics-Nostalgic nods to 1964 in opening of Tokyo’s second Games
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Drones and other high-tech marvels were on parade at the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony on Friday, but some of the most heartfelt moments were a look back to the past - 1...
Jul 23, 2021
China imposes counter-sanctions on former U.S. commerce secretary Ross, others
BEIJING (Reuters) -China said on Friday that it has imposed counter-sanctions on U.S. individuals including former U.S. commerce secretary Wilbur Ross in response to U.S. sanctions on Chinese official...
Jul 23, 2021
Civic Center reopens after 505 days “in the dark”
PEORIA, Ill. — When the legendary band Chicago plays the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Saturday, July 24, it will have been 505 days since the last show was held at the Civic Center, due to the...
Jul 23, 2021
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