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Brazil’s Lira says vaccine corruption allegations no grounds for Bolsonaro impeachment
By Ricardo Brito BRASLIA (Reuters) - Arthur Lira, head of Brazil's lower house, said on Tuesday alleged irregularities regarding the federal government's procurement of a COVID-19 vaccine does not jus...
Jul 06, 2021
Blackstone to buy ESG software provider Sphera in $1.4 billion deal
(Reuters) - Blackstone Group Inc said on Tuesday it will buy Sphera, a environmental, social and governance (ESG) software, data and consulting services provider, from private equity firm Genstar Capi...
Jul 06, 2021
Belgium begins long road to returning looted Congolese art works
By Johnny Cotton TERVUREN, Belgium (Reuters) - Belgium's Africa Museum, once a celebration of the country's colonial rule, will begin a multi-year process of returning stolen art to Democratic Republi...
Jul 06, 2021
Poland’s Kaczynski slams Israel for criticism over war restitution law
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland's ruling party leader on Tuesday condemned comments from Israel regarding a new law that could have an impact on the restitution of Jewish property after World War Two and sai...
Jul 06, 2021
EDF reform not on agenda for meeting with Macron: union leader
PARIS (Reuters) - A troubled plan to restructure French energy group EDF was not on the agenda of a meeting on Tuesday between trade unions and President Emmanuel Macron, one of the participants told ...
Jul 06, 2021
France: we may refer Moscow to WTO over champagne row
PARIS (Reuters) - France's government said on Tuesday it may refer Russia to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over Moscow's plans to force champagne producers to add the designation "sparkling wine"...
Jul 06, 2021
French court orders Twitter to provide details on what it is doing to tackle hate speech
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court has ordered Twitter to provide clear details on what it is doing to tackle hate speech, according to a court judgment obtained by Reuters, after several French lobby g...
Jul 06, 2021
Tennis-Czech Pliskova finally reaches Wimbledon semi-finals
By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) - It took Karolina Pliskova almost a decade of trying before she finally reached the Wimbledon semi-finals with a rapid-fire 6-2 6-2 win over little-known Swiss Vikto...
Jul 06, 2021
PM Bennett seeks to energise Israeli economy by slashing regulations
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, a former software entrepreneur, pledged on Tuesday to slash regulations to cut the cost of living and help Israel's small...
Jul 06, 2021
Scholar by day, street-sweeper by night, one Black man navigates Rio’s racial divide
By Pilar Olivares and Jimin Kang RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Felipe Luther spends his afternoons studying for a degree from one of Brazil's top universities, tucked in the green hills of Rio de Janeiro...
Jul 06, 2021
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