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Delta variant gains ground in U.S., men do worse with COVID-19
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Jun 30, 2021
U.S. dollar share of global FX reserves rises to 59.5% in Q1
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar's share of currency reserves reported to the International Monetary Fund edged up to 59.5% in the first quarter of the year, from 58.9% in the previous quarter, IM...
Jun 30, 2021
Veon to strive for deeper 4G coverage, no current 5G plans
By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Supantha Mukherjee BARCELONA (Reuters) - Veon wants to focus on 4G deployment for the next three years before rolling out 5G, its chief executive said on Wednesday, a stra...
Jun 30, 2021
Moderna, J&J to make up bulk of Germany’s 2022 extra vaccine purchases – ministry paper
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to spend 3.9 billion euros on 204 million vaccine doses for next year to guard against production bottlenecks and have ample provision for any new COVID-19 variants th...
Jun 30, 2021
Russia says ‘non-starter’ to allow Syria aid through Iraq
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. envoy Vassily Nebenzia on Wednesday described as a "non-starter" a bid to reopen a second border crossing into Syria from Iraq for aid deli...
Jun 30, 2021
Germany needs 200 million vaccine doses next year as a buffer – ministry paper
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to buy some 204 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 2022, far more than the two each needed for its 84 million population, in order to have a comfortable buffer in c...
Jun 30, 2021
Pentagon crafts three-way plan to scrap dozens of older A-10 planes
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The Pentagon on Wednesday said has crafted a complex plan to move forward with the retirement of 42 A-10 "Warthog" combat aircraft, clearing the way for some to be ...
Jun 30, 2021
Tennis-Sabalenka digs deep to beat wildcard Boulter
LONDON (Reuters) - Second seed Aryna Sabalenka showed exceptional grit to rally from a set down to beat British wildcard Katie Boulter in a thrilling match on Wednesday and reach the third round of Wi...
Jun 30, 2021
Chip shortage could pressure Mexico consumer prices for two years – finance minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican consumer prices could stay under pressure for another two years due to a global shortage in semiconductor chips, a situation that has boosted car prices, Mexico's finan...
Jun 30, 2021
Politician killed in northwest Nigeria as security crisis worsens
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Nigerian politician was killed by bandits while on the road between two northern cities, one of his colleagues said on Wednesday, while a state governor's convoy came under...
Jun 30, 2021
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