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China reports 50 new COVID-19 cases on July 21 vs 22 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 50 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on July 21, up from 22 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Thursday. Local infections account...
Jul 21, 2021
S.Korea reports 1,842 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily increase -KDCA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 1,842 new coronavirus cases as of Wednesday, its highest-ever daily increase, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Thursday. (Reporting by Hyo...
Jul 21, 2021
Death toll in China flooded highway tunnel rises to 13
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Rescuers have found the bodies of 10 more workers who were trapped in a flooded highway tunnel in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai last week, bringing the death toll to 13, sta...
Jul 21, 2021
Top U.S. senator demands inquiry into Justice Dept grants system
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top U.S. Senate Republican has demanded an investigation into new Justice Department grant-management software, after Reuters reported https://www.reuters.com...
Jul 21, 2021
Mexico in talks to produce Italy’s GRAd-COV2 COVID-19 vaccine
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities said on Wednesday they are in talks with Italian health authorities and Italian biotech firm ReiThera about the possibility of producing the GRAd-COV2 COVID...
Jul 21, 2021
Olympics-Canada to have 30-40 athletes at Friday’s opening ceremony
(Reuters) - Canada may be sending one of their biggest Olympics teams to the Tokyo Games but only a small fraction will attend the opening ceremony, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said on Thursd...
Jul 21, 2021
New self-defense militia appears in Chiapas, Mexico to fight organized crime
By Jacob Garcia CHENALH, Mexico (Reuters) - Just like the Zapatista rebels before them, the indigenous people of Chiapas state in southern Mexico have taken up arms, though this time they said it was ...
Jul 21, 2021
YouTube says it pulled Bolsonaro videos for COVID-19 misinformation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - YouTube said on Wednesday it had removed videos from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's channel for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus outbreak, becoming the l...
Jul 21, 2021
Japan PM Suga to meet with Pfizer CEO for early delivery of vaccine doses – media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to negotiate directly with the chief executive of Pfizer as soon as this week for early delivery of 20 million vaccine doses, domes...
Jul 21, 2021
Biden urges vaccinations as he addresses town-hall event in Trump-supporting Ohio
By Andrea Shalal CINCINNATI (Reuters) -President Joe Biden kicked off his town hall in a Republican-supporting part of Ohio on Wednesday with a plea to skeptical Americans to get vaccinated, as rising...
Jul 21, 2021
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