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Australia’s New South Wales reports 29 COVID-19 cases as exposures spread
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's state of New South Wales reported on Saturday 29 locally acquired COVID-19 cases as a list of exposure sites grew and a week-long partial lockdown in Sydney began. Sa...
Jun 25, 2021
Brazil judge revokes passport of ex-environment minister under probe
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday revoked the passport of former Environment Minister Ricardo Salles, who stepped down earlier this week amid an investigation into his a...
Jun 25, 2021
Athletics-Muhammad, McLaughlin set for 400m hurdle showdown at U.S. trials
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Reigning Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad cruised through the first round of the 400-metre hurdles on Friday, setting up a showdown with world silver medallist Sydney McLau...
Jun 25, 2021
U.S. FDA adds warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines
(Reuters) -The U.S. drug regulator on Friday added a warning to the literature that accompanies Pfizer Inc/BioNTech and Moderna COVID vaccine shots to indicate the rare risk of heart inflammation afte...
Jun 25, 2021
Afghan peace talks should continue unless Taliban pull out -Abdullah
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of Afghanistan's peace council said on Friday that long-stalled talks on a political settlement to decades of strife should not be abandoned despite ...
Jun 25, 2021
Boxing-Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of Muhammad Ali, signs pro boxing deal
(Reuters) - Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of former heavyweight champion and boxing legend Muhammad Ali, has signed a deal with Bob Arum's Top Rank Boxing and will have his first professional fight on ...
Jun 25, 2021
Booster may be needed for J&J shot as Delta variant spreads, some experts already taking them
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Infectious disease experts are weighing the need for booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna mRNA-based vaccines for Americans who received Johnson & John...
Jun 25, 2021
Microsoft says new breach discovered in probe of suspected SolarWinds hackers
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Microsoft said on Friday an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information from that to launch hacking attempts against...
Jun 25, 2021
Helicopter carrying Colombia’s President Duque struck by bullets in attack
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Colombia's President Ivan Duque and others was struck by multiple bullets in an attack on Friday, he said in a video message. The incident took place while the...
Jun 25, 2021
Athletics-Teenager Knighton keeps record-breaking year on track at U.S. trials
(Reuters) - Teenage sensation Erriyon Knighton stunned the men's 200 metres field at the U.S. Olympic trials on Friday with the leading time in the opening round of 20.04 seconds, weeks after he toppl...
Jun 25, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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