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U.S. donation of 1.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses arrives in Afghanistan
By Doyinsola Oladipo (Reuters) - A U.S. donation of more than 1.4 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Afghanistan on Friday, the first of two shipments this month, the U...
Jul 09, 2021
Olympics-Some 51 Australians to march in Tokyo opening ceremony: Coates
(Reuters) - As many as 51 Australian athletes will march at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 23 but coaches and officials will not join them, Australian Olympic Committee pre...
Jul 09, 2021
Dow, S&P futures rise as banks, energy stocks rebound
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 futures rose on Friday as energy and banking shares rebounded from a sharp selloff that was triggered by growth worries and has put the indexes on track f...
Jul 09, 2021
U.S. shipping COVID-19 vaccines to Bhutan, Nepal on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday will send 1.5 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal and 500,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine to Bhutan, a White House offi...
Jul 09, 2021
Special Report-Afghan pilots assassinated by Taliban as U.S. withdraws
By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Hamid Shalizi KABUL, (Reuters) - Afghan Air Force Major Dastagir Zamaray had grown so fearful of Taliban assassinations of off-duty forces in Kabul that he decided to s...
Jul 09, 2021
Digital boost to productivity since pandemic likely to last-BoE’s Bailey
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said he expected that an increase in productivity gains brought about by more investment in technology since the onset of the coronavirus cris...
Jul 09, 2021
Global bond funds see biggest inflow in over three months, Lipper data show
(Reuters) - Global bond funds lured the biggest weekly inflow in more than three months as investors rushed for safety amid concerns that the spreading Delta coronavirus variant could cause the econom...
Jul 09, 2021
Dutch to reimpose some COVID-19 curbs as cases rise – ANP
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government is expected to reimpose restrictions on dance clubs, music festivals and restaurants on Friday in response to a surge in COVID-19 infections among young adul...
Jul 09, 2021
Russia’s RDIF says gap between two Sputnik V shots could be widened to 180 days
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A gap between injecting first and second Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine shots could be extended to 180 days, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Friday, citing the vacc...
Jul 09, 2021
G20 to push for more vaccine sharing, but no firm commitment
By Francesco Guarascio VENICE (Reuters) - Finance ministers of the world's 20 largest economies are set to urge faster distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and tests across the world, but are not ...
Jul 09, 2021
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