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German cabinet hikes pandemic-related borrowing to 470 billion euros
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German cabinet approved a draft budget for next year with new debt of nearly 100 billion euros ($119 billion) to finance more COVID-19 measures, pushing up pandemic-related borr...
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Olympics-China’s Sun not giving up hope of Olympic return
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's most decorated swimmer Sun Yang has vowed to "persist" with his career with an eye on the Paris Olympics after being ruled out of the Tokyo Games by a fou...
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Britain plans sale of broadcaster Channel 4
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Conservative government said on Wednesday it was planning to sell Channel 4, launched 39 years ago as an edgy alternative to the BBC and ITV, to help secure ...
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Britain will not demand Glasgow climate talks delegates be vaccinated against COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not require delegates attending November's international climate conference in Glasgow to have been vaccinated against COVID-19, an official responsible for organising ...
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EU watchdog tells banks to have a 10-year climate plan
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Banks in the European Union must have a 10-year plan spelling out how they will deal with environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks to their bottom line, the blo...
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Pro-Beijing media in Hong Kong denounce ‘traitor’ Jimmy Lai
By Sharon Abratique HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pro-Beijing newspapers have ramped up criticism of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, with illustrations portraying him as a "dog-like animal" and a shoe-shiner d...
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Britney Spears gets her day in court, but what will she say?
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears speaks on Wednesday to the Los Angeles judge who oversees control of her personal and business affairs in an increasingly controversial 13-year ...
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U.S. senator presses Amazon, Google on Matter smart-home effort
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google need to offer more details about how their smart-home devices and virtual assistants will support competition and user privacy, U.S....
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Biden plans new steps to combat U.S. gun violence as violent crime climbs
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to unveil new steps to curtail U.S. gun violence on Wednesday, including measures aimed at stemming the flow of firearms used in crimes...
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Swedish government sees faster growth as pandemic effects fade
By Johan Ahlander and Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's economy will grow substantially faster than previously expected this year, as it bounces back from the effects of the COVID-19 pande...
Syndicated Content Jun 23, 2021
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