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Health minister leads push for stricter curbs in COVID-ravaged Indonesia
By Tom Allard and Kate Lamb JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's health minister is leading a push for stricter controls as coronavirus cases surge to unprecedented levels, according to sources familiar wi...
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NHC: 60% chance of cyclone over east-southeast of Savannah, Georgia
(Reuters) - A small low pressure system located about 300 miles east-southeast of Savannah, Georgia has a 60% chance of becoming a cyclone, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. "It...
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At least 30 killed in al Shabaab attack in Somalia – security official
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An estimated 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group launched an attack in a town in the country's semi-autonomous state of Galmudug, a security officia...
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Chinese export insurer chose DIFC for first office in Middle East
DUBAI (Reuters) - China Export and Credit Insurance Corp (SINOSURE) has chosen Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) as the location for its first office in the Middle East, the Dubai Media Offi...
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New Zealand considers mandatory masks, scanning amid COVID Delta variant concerns
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand is considering making masks compulsory at high alert levels as well as compulsory scanning of QR codes to boost contact tracing in efforts to reduce the risk of coro...
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Qatar Petroleum hires banks for four-tranche bond sale – document
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar Petroleum hired a group of banks to arrange a four-tranche U.S. dollar-denominated bond sale, comprising five, 10 and 20-year conventional bonds, as well a 30-year Formosa port...
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More infectious COVID-19 variants account for most UAE cases, authority says
DUBAI (Reuters) - New coronavirus infections in the United Arab Emirates are mostly from more infectious variants leading to an increase in the number of virus-linked deaths, a federal authority has s...
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Idorsia starts late-stage trial of heart attack drug
ZURICH (Reuters) - Idorsia is launching a late-stage trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of its experimental drug selatogrel in treating suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the Swiss dr...
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Japan Olympic Committee chief says strict border controls needed to prevent COVID-19 spread
TOKYO (Reuters) - There is no way there will be zero coronavirus cases among athletes arriving for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, so border controls need to be stict to stop the spread, said Japanese O...
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MLB roundup: Red Sox finish off sweep of Yankees
Enrique Hernandez and Rafael Devers homered during a four-run first inning against Gerrit Cole, and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep with a 9-2 victory over the visiting New York Yankee...
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