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Blinken: ‘Untenable’ for 10,000 IS fighters still to be held in Syria
By Humeyra Pamuk ROME (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that 10,000 Islamic State fighters continue to be held in detention in camps run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democ...
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Hong Kong police refuse permission for rally to mark handover
By Sharon Abratique HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police on Monday denied permission for a rally on July 1, the 24th anniversary of the former British colony's handover to Chinese rule, citing coron...
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Mitie wins expanded contract for UK COVID-19 testing centres
(Reuters) - British outsourcer Mitie Group said on Monday it has won an expanded contract worth up to 365 million pounds ($507.86 million) to manage certain COVID-19 testing sites and mobile testing u...
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Malaysia PM announces $36 billion aid package
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will roll out a 150 billion ringgit ($36.22 billion) aid package to help the economy recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin...
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Greece unveils incentives to boost vaccination rates in young people
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday that young people who take the first shot against the COVID-19 disease will be eligible for a cash reward, another incentive ...
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Embattled parent of BMW’s China partner names new chairman
BEIJING (Reuters) -Shen Tiedong has been named as chairman of Huachen Group, parent of BMW's China partner Brilliance Auto, according to a Brilliance Auto wechat post on Monday. Huachen is standing on...
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Iraqi military issues rare condemnation of U.S. air strikes on Syria border
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's military spokesman on Monday condemned U.S. air strikes against militia targets on the border with Syria as a "breach of sovereignty" in a rare criticism of U.S. military ac...
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Indonesia recommends Sinovac vaccine for children aged 12-17
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's food and drug agency has recommended the COVID-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac Biotech for children aged 12-17, the country's COVID-19 task force...
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Hiscox agrees deal with UK policyholders over COVID-19 losses
LONDON (Reuters) - Hiscox has agreed an arbitration settlement with a group of policyholders over business interruption losses due to the government's COVID-19 lockdown last year, the Lloyd's of Londo...
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EU countries approve landmark climate change law
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries on Monday gave the final seal of approval to a law to make the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions targets legally binding, as EU policymakers ...
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