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Peru almost triples official COVID-19 death toll after review to 180,000
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru on Monday revised its official COVID-19 death toll to 180,764, almost triple the previous official figure of 69,342, following a government review that shows the severity of the ...
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Monday morning apartment fire causes $20,000 in damage
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were dispatched Monday morning around 4:40 a.m. to 6831 N. Frostwood Pkwy on reports of smoke in a two-story apartment building. Once they arrived, f...
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Tennis-Osaka withdraws from French Open following row over media boycott
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) -Japan's Naomi Osaka stunned the French Open on Monday when she announced she was withdrawing from the tournament in the wake of her decision to boycott post-match med...
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Even after U.S. shift, opponents resist COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - A deal on an intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organization (WTO) was no closer to acceptance on Monday despite Washington's backin...
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Thailand welcomes back stolen artefacts after San Francisco forfeiture
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand held a welcoming ceremony on Monday to mark the return of two ancient hand-carved artefacts that were stolen decades ago and smuggled out of the country to the United Stat...
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Russia scrambles fighter jet to escort U.S. bomber – reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian military scrambled an Su-27 fighter jet to accompany a U.S. B-52H bomber over the Baltic Sea, Russian news agencies reported, citing the military. They said the bomber h...
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Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek Alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while a...
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Ex-VW boss to pay 10 million euros in dieselgate damages – Business Insider
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Former Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn has agreed to pay around 10 million euros ($12 million) in damages to the carmaker over the diesel emissions scandal, Business Insider r...
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Popular Pakistani talk-show host taken off screen after criticizing military
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Prominent Pakistani political TV talk-show host Hamid Mir was suspended from his regular program on Monday, his media group Geo News network said, following comme...
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Myanmar carries out air strikes after militia attacks – witnesses
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military used artillery and helicopters on Monday against anti-junta militias in the country's east, witnesses and rebels said, forcing residents to flee and join thousands of ot...
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