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Texas lawmakers to consider sweeping voting restrictions
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - Texas lawmakers will consider new voting restrictions on Saturday as part of a special legislative session called by Republican Governor Greg Abbott after Democrats blocked ...
Jul 10, 2021
At least 8 killed in Mogadishu in suicide bombing targeting government convoy
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb targeting a government convoy exploded at a busy junction in Somalia's capital on Saturday, killing at least eight people, an eyewitness told Reuters. The conv...
Jul 10, 2021
Fukushima, in reversal, bars spectators from Olympic events
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fukushima prefecture will bar spectators from the Olympic events it hosts this summer due to rising COVID-19 infections, its governor said on Saturday, reversing a position a...
Jul 10, 2021
U.S.’s Yellen says will try to address concerns of tax deal holdout countries
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that she would work to try to address the concerns of holdout countries that have not signed onto a global corporate tax...
Jul 10, 2021
EU delivers enough doses to vaccinate 70% adults, von der Leyen says
(Reuters) - The European Union (EU) has delivered enough coronavirus vaccine doses to member states to vaccinate at least 70% of adults, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in a statem...
Jul 10, 2021
MLB roundup: Indians get another walk-off vs. Royals
Bobby Bradley homered in the ninth inning as host Cleveland defeated Kansas City 2-1 on Friday, the second consecutive night that the Indians topped the Royals in walk-off fashion. Indians starter Tri...
Jul 10, 2021
All G20 members on board with tax deal – Germany’s Scholz
VENICE (Reuters) - The G20 has made big progress on reforming business tax, with every member of the club of large economies backing a deal to stop multinationals shifting profits to low-tax havens, G...
Jul 10, 2021
Russia reports record high daily COVID-19 deaths, over 25,000 new cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Saturday reported 752 coronavirus-related deaths, the most confirmed in a single day since the pandemic began, pushing the national death toll to 142,253. The coronavirus ...
Jul 10, 2021
India’s summer crop planting lags as monsoon rains taper off
By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian farmers have planted 49.9 million hectares (123 million acres) with summer crops, down 10.43% from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Agricult...
Jul 10, 2021
ECB’s Schnabel says she doesn’t expect ‘excessively high’ inflation
BERLIN (Reuters) - Inflation in the euro zone is unlikely to overshoot and the current increase in price growth driven by the coronavirus pandemic will be temporary, European Central Bank board member...
Jul 10, 2021
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