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Singapore to start easing COVID-19 restrictions after infections fall
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will start a phased easing of its COVID-19 restrictions from next week, including allowing up to five people to gather from two currently, after a fall in t...
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Global airline body says ‘travel pass’ app to go live in weeks
DUBAI (Reuters) - The head of global airline body IATA said on Thursday a digital travel pass for COVID-19 test results and vaccine certifications would go live in the coming weeks following a testing...
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Austria’s AT&S plans $2 billion investment in Malaysian plant
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Austria-headquartered semiconductor manufacturer AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG plans to invest 8.5 billion ringgit ($2 billion) to set up a production plant in M...
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Man who slapped Macron to stand trial on Thursday
PARIS (Reuters) - Damien Tarel, the medieval martial arts enthusiast who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron across the face, will go before a judge in a fast-track trial on Thursday. Tarel had a...
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Olympics-French Paralympic team’s flag bearers to be chosen online
PARIS (Reuters) - The French Paralympic team's flag bearers for the Tokyo Games will be designated through an online election as the national Olympic Committee looks to raise athletes' public profile....
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GameStop tumbles, Clover Health rises in ‘meme stock’ rollercoaster
(Reuters) - Shares of GameStop fell 7.6% and Clover Health Investments jumped 5.9% in early deals on Thursday, setting the stage for another rollercoaster session for stocks favored by small-time inve...
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Italian police target Booking.com for alleged tax evasion
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's tax police believe Booking.com evaded 153 million euros of value added tax (VAT) in connection with holiday rentals booked through its platform, two sources ...
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Olympics-NZ women’s soccer coach Sermanni to leave after Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - New Zealand women's soccer coach Tom Sermanni will step down after the Tokyo Olympics, the country's governing body (NZF) said on Thursday. The 66-year-old joined New Zealand's 'Football F...
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Factbox-From triumph of 1964 Olympics to COVID: Japan then and now
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan hoped that holding the 2020 Olympics would reprise the triumph of 1964, when it became the first Asian host of the Games and gained a huge economic boost, but th...
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Olympics-Australian swimmer Groves pulls out of Games trials, citing ‘perverts’
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Double Olympic silver medallist Madeline Groves has pulled out of Australia's swimming trials for the Tokyo Games, citing "misogynistic perverts in sport". Groves, who won silver...
Syndicated Content Jun 10, 2021
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