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Africa COVID trajectory is ‘very concerning’, WHO official says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The trend of COVID-19 cases in Africa is very concerning, a senior World Health Organization official said on Friday. Absolute numbers do not make Africa look in bad shape, said Mik...
Jun 18, 2021
Russia to leave Open Skies arms control treaty on December 18
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has notified its partners under in the Open Skies arms control treaty that it will leave the group on Dec. 18, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday. The Kremlin said t...
Jun 18, 2021
Soccer-Deschamps praises ‘greatest ever’ Griezmann as he nears appearances landmark
BUDAPEST, Hungary (Reuters) - France coach Didier Deschamps praised Antoine Griezmann ahead of his side's European Championship clash with Hungary, a match that will be the forward's 50th consecutive ...
Jun 18, 2021
AstraZeneca must use Britain’s plant if needed to meet EU’s vaccine commitments – EU lawyer
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca must deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the European Union also from a factory in Britain if it is needed to meet its commitments with the EU, a judge ruled on Friday, according to a...
Jun 18, 2021
Delta COVID variant becoming globally dominant, says WHO official
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief scientist said on Friday that the Delta variant of COVID-19, first identified in India, is becoming the globally dominant variant of the diseas...
Jun 18, 2021
U.S. equity funds get first weekly net inflows in three – Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds lured capital inflows in the week to Wednesday, after two weeks of outflows, as optimistic investors bet on recovery hopes, ignoring higher inflation levels. Data from Re...
Jun 18, 2021
Fed funds effective rate now highest since August 2020
(Reuters) - The U.S. fed funds effective rate rose 4 basis points on Thursday to 0.10% from 0.06% in the wake on the move by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday to increase by 5 bps the interest it pays ...
Jun 18, 2021
Virtual real estate plot sells for close to $1 million
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - A patch of virtual land in the blockchain-based online world Decentraland sold for more than $900,000 on Thursday, in a record purchase for the platform, the D...
Jun 18, 2021
U.N. chief Guterres appointed for second term
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Friday appointed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second five-year term, beginning on Jan. 1, 2022. (Reporting by Michell...
Jun 18, 2021
WHO chief scientist disappointed by CureVac trial
Geneva (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief scientist said on Friday that results from the CureVac COVID-19 vaccine's initial trial were disappointing. German biotech firm CureVac' vaccin...
Jun 18, 2021
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