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U.S. says to work with allies to help Pacific islands amid China rivalry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. policy chief for the Indo-Pacific said on Tuesday the United States aims to work with Japan, New Zealand, Australia and others to assist island nations in the Pacific, ...
Jun 08, 2021
Boeing lifts price tag for Air Force One contract -USAF official
(Reuters) - Boeing Co has told the Air Force the price of the next-generation presidential aircraft could go up, and asked for more time to deliver the flying White House citing difficulties with COVI...
Jun 08, 2021
UK urges EU to move on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will tell the European Union on Wednesday time is running out to find solutions to ease post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland, saying any further legal action by the bloc ...
Jun 08, 2021
U.S. administers 303.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 303,923,667 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and distributed 372,100,285 doses in the country as of Tuesday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
Jun 08, 2021
Tennis-Schwartzman relishing re-match with Nadal in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Diego Schwartzman knows he cannot afford to be overawed by the challenge of facing 13-times French Open champion Rafa Nadal in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros on Wednesday. The A...
Jun 08, 2021
Biden Asia chief ‘relatively confident’ on billion vaccine timing despite India crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's policy coordinator for the Indo-Pacific said on Tuesday he was "relatively confident" a target for the production of a billion vaccine doses for the region...
Jun 08, 2021
Syrian defenses intercept Israeli missile strike over Damascus -state media
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian air defenses on Tuesday intercepted an Israeli missile strike over Damascus, the Syrian capital, state media reported, while military defectors said the missiles may have targ...
Jun 08, 2021
Local COVID roundup 6/8: Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford each record 1 death
PEORIA, Ill. — Each of the three counties comprising the Peoria City/County Health Department’s reporting area between Monday and Tuesday recorded a COVID-19-related death. In Peoria Count...
Jun 08, 2021
U.N. rejects Russia concerns over push to tackle AIDS
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly adopted a declaration on Tuesday aimed at ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 after Russia failed in a bid to rem...
Jun 08, 2021
U.S. VP Harris says she ‘will go again’ to U.S. southern border
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday she will again visit the U.S. border with Mexico, after criticism from Republican lawmakers for not prioritizing the shared fr...
Jun 08, 2021
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