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U.S. administers 344.93 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 344,928,514 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country and distributed 399,090,105 doses as of Friday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Jul 30, 2021
Guatemalans protest for second day to demand president resigns
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters blocked intersections across Guatemala for the second day in a row on Friday, as calls intensified for President Alejandro Giammattei and the atto...
Jul 30, 2021
Quake strikes Peru-Ecuador border region, minor damages reported
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 jolted the Peru-Ecuador border region on Friday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, but only minor reports of damage were registered ...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Baseball-‘Best ball in the world’ gets mud bath, gloved treatment
By Paresh Dave YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - They hail from Sri Lanka, enjoy 30-second rubs in U.S. mud, get top-notch service in Japan because of the pandemic and are called the best in the world by Jo...
Jul 30, 2021
New Peoria Police Chief sworn in
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria’s new Chief of Police, Eric Echevarria, has officially been sworn in. Echevarria has been a law enforcement professional for over 20 years for the city of Elgin, Illi...
Jul 30, 2021
Mali’s interim government is mindful of fixed election timeline – PM
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's transitional government is conscious of its commitment to a fixed deadline for arranging elections to restore democracy after last year's coup, Prime Minister Choguel Maiga s...
Jul 30, 2021
Bosnian Serbs defy international envoy’s decree against genocide denial
BELGRADE (Reuters) - The Bosnian Serb entity in Bosnia decided on Friday to defy the recent decision of the international peace overseer in the Balkan country to ban the denial of the 1995 Srebrenica ...
Jul 30, 2021
Worker sued Lyondell in May over safety at Texas plant that killed two
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - A contractor sued LyondellBasell Industries in May, alleging lax safety measures led to a workplace accident at the same plant that leaked chemicals this week, killing two c...
Jul 30, 2021
Biden to meet Cuban-American leaders amid calls for tougher action in Havana
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to meet Cuban-American leaders on Friday at the White House to discuss protests against the communist government in Hav...
Jul 30, 2021
Colombia seeks legal, medical attention for citizens detained in Haiti
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia called on Haiti on Friday to guarantee the legal and medical rights of 18 Colombians detained on the Caribbean island for alleged participation in the assassination of Pres...
Jul 30, 2021
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