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Biden says nearly 14% of his 1,500 agency appointees identify as LGBTQ
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 14% of U.S. President Joe Biden's 1,500 federal agency appointees identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer, he said on Tuesday in a procl...
Jun 01, 2021
Canada panel says COVID-19 shots can be mixed, move could hit AstraZeneca
OTTAWA (Reuters) -An official Canadian panel on Tuesday said people who received a first shot of AstraZeneca PLC's COVID-19 vaccine can choose to receive a different shot for their second dose, dealin...
Jun 01, 2021
Robinhood adds three new board members ahead of planned listing
(Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc has appointed three new directors to its board ahead of its planned stock market listing, the online brokerage said in a blog post on Tuesday. The company named forme...
Jun 01, 2021
World Bank chief says $12 billion in vaccine funds available, need to speed supplies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank now has $12 billion in COVID-19 vaccine financing available and will have approved vaccination financing operations in over 50 countries by the end of June, the d...
Jun 01, 2021
UK reports no new COVID-19 deaths for first time since March 2020
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain recorded no new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test on Tuesday. The last time Britain recorded no deaths was in March 2020, before the country had entered its ...
Jun 01, 2021
Analysis-China’s banks are bursting with dollars, and that’s a worry
By Winni Zhou and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A mountain of dollars on deposit in China has grown so large that banks are struggling to loan the currency and traders say it poses a ri...
Jun 01, 2021
Swimming-Sjostrom returns to competition after elbow break
(Reuters) - Sweden's Olympic 100m butterfly champion Sarah Sjostrom returned to competition in France on Tuesday after having surgery for a broken elbow she suffered falling on ice in February. The 27...
Jun 01, 2021
IMF says most of proposed $50 billion COVID vaccine project will be grants
GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it envisaged grant financing for $35 billion of a proposed $50 billion project needed to ramp up global vaccinations agai...
Jun 01, 2021
Florida joins states to ban transgender girls from sports
(Reuters) - Florida on Tuesday became the latest and by far the largest state to ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports, part of a campaign in statehouses nationwide this ...
Jun 01, 2021
Brazil on track for ‘very strong’ 2021 growth, says economy minister
By Jamie McGeever and Isabel Versiani BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economy is on track to register "very strong" growth this year, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Tuesday, as the accelerated ro...
Jun 01, 2021
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