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Google, Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it enough?
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Facing regulatory and political pressure, Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google in recent years committed a combined $600 million to support news outlets globally - many of th...
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Pope rejects German Cardinal Marx’s offer to resign over abuse scandal
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has rejected German Cardinal Reinhard Marx's offer to resign as archbishop of Munich over the Church's sexual abuse crisis, a letter released by the Vatican on Th...
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Soccer-Hungary PM Orban: Taking knee is ‘provocation’, ‘has no place on pitch’
By Anita Komuves and Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday said kneeling to protest against discrimination before sporting events was a custom related to ...
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India close to giving indemnity to foreign vaccine makers like Pfizer – sources
By Rupam Jain and Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is close to agreeing to grant foreign COVID-19 vaccine makers such as Pfizer Inc protection against legal liability so that it can use their sh...
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India frets as Myanmar’s pro-democracy fighters cross border
By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of people fleeing the junta's crackdown in Myanmar have crossed into India's far-flung eastern states, leading to worries among officials there that ...
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Lawmakers urge EU U-turn to back vaccine patent waiver
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament has urged the European Union to reverse its position and support a proposed temporary lifting of intellectual property (IP) rights for COVID-19 vaccines an...
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Poland faces first citizen lawsuits over climate change
WARSAW (Reuters) - Five individuals in Poland are taking the government to court over its alleged failure to protect them from the impact of climate change, the first such litigation in the coal-relia...
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With AOC’s backing, Wiley cements liberal support in volatile NYC mayoral race
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - For months, a trio of liberal Democratic candidates in New York City's mayoral race has vied for the mantle of progressive standard-bearer in a crowded field. In rece...
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Skull and crossbones sign given to unvaccinated in rural India
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Police in rural India have made some citizens who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus wear signs with a skull and crossbones, the universal sy...
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China bank loans unexpectedly rise in May, but broader credit growth slows
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new bank loans unexpectedly rose in May from the previous month but broader credit growth continued to slow, as the central bank seeks to contain rising debt in the world's...
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