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UK to track COVID-19 variants with genomic sequencing across the world
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Wednesday it would provide genomic sequencing support to Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan to help identify, assess and track new variants of the novel co...
Jul 07, 2021
Russia expels Estonian diplomat for spying in spat with Tallinn
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia expelled an Estonian diplomat on Wednesday after accusing him of spying and gave him 48 hours to leave the country, dealing a fresh setback to Moscow's already strained relati...
Jul 07, 2021
Nigerian lawmakers approve $2.4 billion to fight violence, fund vaccines
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's parliament passed a 983 billion naira ($2.4 billion) supplementary budget on Wednesday to address rising insecurity in the country and fund COVID-19 vaccin...
Jul 07, 2021
Haiti’s history of violence and turmoil
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti became Latin America and the Caribbean's first independent state of the colonial era and the first Black-led republic when it threw off French rule in the 19th century...
Jul 07, 2021
Developer says Russia’s CoviVac COVID-19 vaccine effective against Delta variant
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The developer of CoviVac, one of Russia's vaccines against COVID-19, said on Wednesday it is effective against the highly infectious Delta variant, TASS news agency reported. Russia...
Jul 07, 2021
Brazil retail sales rise in May, April increase revised sharply higher
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian retail sales rose in May for a second month in a row, figures showed on Wednesday, with a strong upward revision for April suggesting consumers are shr...
Jul 07, 2021
Chobani confidentially files for U.S. IPO, valuation may exceed $10 billion
(Reuters) -Greek-yogurt maker Chobani could be valued at more than $10 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, as the company confide...
Jul 07, 2021
Short exit stampede at 1.4% drives U.S. Treasury yield slump, traders say
By Saikat Chatterjee and Sujata Rao LONDON (Reuters) - An unwinding of bets by some hedge funds against 10-year U.S. Treasuries, the world's safest asset, explains the sudden ructions in bond markets,...
Jul 07, 2021
Global air travel demand 63% lower in May vs pre-pandemic – IATA
LONDON (Reuters) - Global airline industry body IATA said that passenger air travel demand remained subdued compared to pre-pandemic levels, with figures showing it was 63% lower in May 2021 than in t...
Jul 07, 2021
Vietnam to impose widespread curbs in largest city to tackle coronavirus
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will impose restrictions at its commercial hub Ho Chi Minh city for 15 days starting Friday to tackle coronavirus outbreak, state media reported on Wednesday. The move will "...
Jul 07, 2021
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