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Water crisis protests continue in Iran, with chants in capital – reports
DUBAI (Reuters) - Street protests over water shortages in southwest Iran continued for a sixth night on Tuesday amid rising violence, while residents in the capital of Tehran chanted anti-government s...
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U.S. administers 338.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 338,491,374 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 390,735,975 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
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Maduro ally makes rare appearance at Venezuela business group assembly
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan business chamber Fedecamaras on Tuesday received Vice President Delcy Rodriguez for the opening of its annual assembly, a sign of easing tensions between business leader...
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British homes, businesses unprepared for climate change, Aviva says
LONDON (Reuters) - British insurer Aviva called on Wednesday for urgent action from policymakers, developers and insurers to protect homes and businesses from the impact of climate change, saying most...
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UK recovery cools in June despite hospitality surge – Lloyds
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economic bounce-back from the coronavirus lockdowns cooled in June despite a surge in business for the country's hospitality sector, according to a survey which echoed oth...
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Half of Australia hit by COVID-19 lockdowns as Victoria cases rise
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -More than half of Australia's 25 million population came under hard COVID-19 lockdowns on Wednesday as the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus spread acr...
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Hong Kong begins talks on controversial ‘anti-doxxing’ privacy bill
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's legislature, which has no opposition party, begins discussions on Wednesday on privacy laws tackling "doxxing behaviour" that some technology giants fear are so broad...
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Rio Tinto reaches agreement to assess Bougainville copper mine impact
(Reuters) -Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it has reached an agreement with stakeholders of the Bougainville community to look into potential environmental damage and human rights breaches at a copper min...
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Pioneering female aviator Wally Funk is ‘America’s new sweetheart’
(Reuters) - Wally Funk became the oldest person to reach space on Tuesday - some 60 years after first undergoing astronaut training. Funk was one of the so-called Mercury 13 group of women https://www...
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How safe is the U.S. president’s ‘nuclear football’? Pentagon watchdog to find out
By Phil Stewart and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's watchdog said on Tuesday it would evaluate the safety protocols surrounding the president's "nuclear football" - containing code...
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