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Lawyer of Polisario’s Ghali to ask Spanish court to drop war crimes case
MADRID (Reuters) - The lawyer of Brahim Ghali, a leader of Western Sahara's Polisario Front who is in hospital in Spain, will ask the Spanish High Court to drop a war crimes case against him. "The fac...
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Tennis-Suspiciously parked car delays French Open start on Court Simonne-Mathieu
PARIS (Reuters) - Start of play at the French Open between local hope Ugo Humbert and Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania was delayed on Tuesday due to a suspiciously parked vehicle outside Roland Garros, ...
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China ups fines and widens scope of draft money laundering law
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank on Tuesday issued a revised draft anti-money laundering law, under which fines for certain offences would rise to as much as 10 million yuan ($1.6 million) and...
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U.S. cities hire specialists to counter climate change as impacts worsen
By Ned Parker NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tucson hired a forester. Miami named a heat officer. And Los Angeles appointed a climate emergency mobilization director. Across the United States, cities have launc...
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Uber sees gradual return of U.S. drivers, modest decrease in wait times
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said on Tuesday drivers were gradually returning to its ride-hailing platform, allowing for a modest decrease in passenger wait times as the company se...
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Thailand sees $15 billion injected in H2 to help economy amid outbreak
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government expects 473 billion baht ($15.2 billion) to be injected into the economy in the second half after it approved on Tuesday a planned stimulus to mitigate the im...
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Spain’s budget deficit narrowed in April for first time since pandemic hit
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government's budget deficit narrowed in April for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, Budget Minister Maria Jesus Montero said on Tuesday. Her mi...
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Thai court approves bail for protest leaders jailed over royal insult
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A court in Thailand on Tuesday approved bail for three leaders of anti-government protests who had been remanded on charges of insulting the country's powerful king, their lawyer s...
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Krispy Kreme revenue surges ahead of planned stock market listing
(Reuters) - Krispy Kreme reported a jump in revenue for the first quarter of 2021 as the doughnut chain readies its return to the stock market after five years, according to a filing for an initial pu...
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Poland to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to children aged 12-15, says minister
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to children aged 12-15 from June 7, the minister in charge of the country's vaccination programme, Michal Dworczyk, said on Tuesday. The Euro...
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