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U.S. administers 306.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 306,509,795 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and distributed 373,413,945 doses in the country as of Friday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Jun 11, 2021
Eying Russia, Pentagon to send Ukraine counter-drone, electronic warfare equipment
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon announced on Friday a new package of $150 million in military assistance for Ukraine that will include counter-artillery radar, electronic warfare e...
Jun 11, 2021
Soccer-Italy open Euro 2020 with 3-0 win over Turkey
ROME (Reuters) - Italy kicked off the European Championship with a convincing 3-0 victory over Turkey in Group A at the Olympic Stadium on Friday with Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne on target. Robe...
Jun 11, 2021
Wall Street Week Ahead: Fed meeting looms for stocks as inflation worries collide with ‘Goldilocks’ markets
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors will be zeroing in on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting next week as a "Goldilocks" market environment that has helped lift stocks to reco...
Jun 11, 2021
U.S. says diplomatic presence in Kabul requires ‘functioning, secure airport’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes keeping an international diplomatic presence in Kabul requires a "functioning, secure" airport, a State Department spokesperson said on Friday, sugges...
Jun 11, 2021
‘Like magic’: small emergence of cicadas thought to be extinct found in New York
BOHEMIA, N.Y. (Reuters) - Dr. Elias Bonaros, a cardiologist and cicada expert, thought the noise-making insects - which emerge from the ground every 17 years - might not return to his neck of the wood...
Jun 11, 2021
Novavax says COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows immune response against Beta variant
(Reuters) - Novavax Inc said on Friday its COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed immune response and protection against the SARS-CoV-2 Beta variant, which was originally identified in South Africa, in thr...
Jun 11, 2021
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth hosts Biden at G7 reception
By Michael Holden ST BLAZEY, England (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth met U.S President Joe Biden under the canopy of the world's largest indoor rainforest on Friday as she hosted a reception for...
Jun 11, 2021
Tennis-Tsitsipas finds ‘breath of fresh air’ to pull through for victory
PARIS (Reuters) - Facing three breakpoints in the deciding set against Alexander Zverev at the French Open on Friday, Stefanos Tsitsipas appeared set for another Grand Slam semi-final heartbreak but t...
Jun 11, 2021
Ghana plants 5 million trees in a single day to combat deforestation
ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana aimed to plant at least 5 million trees in a single day on Friday to help regrow the country's lost forests and curb the impacts of climate change, the president said. The expa...
Jun 11, 2021
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