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Olympics-Chad pins Olympic medal hope on judoka Memneloum
By Mahamat Ramadane N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Demos Memneloum's dream was just to qualify for the Olympics in the sport she loves and she achieved that this year when the 26-year old became Chad's first e...
Jul 15, 2021
Pfizer says only in talks with government bodies in Thailand
(Reuters) - Pfizer on Thursday said it was only in talks with the Thai government, after a Thai hospital group said it was signing a deal for 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. "We are in ongoing ...
Jul 15, 2021
Explainer: What’s at stake in WTO talks on fishing rules?
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Negotiators at the World Trade Organization have been trying for 20 years to agree how to cap subsidies that contribute to the overfishing of the world's seas and ocea...
Jul 15, 2021
TSMC chairman says nobody wants war over Taiwan as chip supplies too valuable
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Nobody wants to see a war over Taiwan because nobody wants to disrupt the crucial global supply chain of semiconductors, the chairman of major chipmaker TSMC said on Thursday, in un...
Jul 15, 2021
WTO chief calls for ‘shift of mindset’ to clinch fisheries deal
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The head of the World Trade Organization told trade ministers on Thursday she was optimistic about concluding multilateral talks on the fishing industry soon but called...
Jul 15, 2021
ECB’s Visco wants easy policy to support recovery, markets
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank should keep its policy ultra-easy to support the economic recovery in the euro area and insulate its financial markets from higher interest rates in the ...
Jul 15, 2021
Floods cut power to 200,000 households in western Germany
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Floods in western Germany have cut electricity to 200,000 households, a spokeswoman for Westnetz, the country's biggest power distribution grid company, said on Thursday. "We are...
Jul 15, 2021
EU court adviser backs landmark EU copyright rules, in blow to Poland
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A key clause in landmark EU copyright rules, which seek to ensure a level playing field between the European Union's $1 trillion creative industries and online platform, complies ...
Jul 15, 2021
Russia reports record daily COVID-19 deaths for third day running
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported 791 coronavirus-related deaths, the most in a single day since the pandemic began and the third day in a row it has set that record. Russia is in the gri...
Jul 15, 2021
Indonesia parliament passes revised autonomy law for restive Papua
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Kate Lamb JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament ratified on Thursday a new autonomy law for Papua aimed at boosting development in its poorest region, sparking prote...
Jul 15, 2021
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