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Taliban appear intent on ‘battlefield victory’ – State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said it is working to forge an international consensus behind the need for an Afghanistan peace accord even as it acknowledged that "all i...
Aug 11, 2021
Russia says it has agreed to lift trade restrictions with Moldova
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Moldova have agreed to lift trade restrictions and are ready for mutually beneficial ties, senior Kremlin official Dmitry Kozak said on Wednesday, Interfax news agency re...
Aug 11, 2021
Venezuela’s Capriles calls for opposition to join regional vote
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan two-time presidential candidate Henrique Capriles on Wednesday urged the country's opposition to participate in elections for governors and mayors in November, following...
Aug 11, 2021
Mexico builds replica Aztec temple to mark 500 years since Spanish conquest
By Carlos Carillo MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is building a towering replica of the Templo Mayor, the Aztec civilisation's most sacred site, in the downtown of Mexico City to mark 500 years since t...
Aug 11, 2021
Boxing-Pacquiao not taking last-minute replacement Ugas lightly
(Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday that Cuban Yordenis Ugas, who agreed to put his WBA welterweight championship belt on the line against the Filipino southpaw on short notice, is not to be ...
Aug 11, 2021
Biden says he trusts Fed to take action on inflation if needed
By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that his administration is working to relieve bottlenecks threatening the economic recovery and trusts t...
Aug 11, 2021
McDonald’s to require US office workers to get vaccinated – NYT
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp will require U.S.-based office workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing an internal memo. The requirement does not...
Aug 11, 2021
White House ‘frustrated’ by slow pace of Senate confirmations of nominees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is frustrated by the U.S. Senate's slow pace in confirming the nominations of people to serve in key roles in the Biden administration and as envoys overseas, pr...
Aug 11, 2021
NYSE to require vaccinations for trading floor access
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange said on Wednesday it will require anyone accessing its trading floor at 11 Wall Street to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus a...
Aug 11, 2021
Moderna doubles size of COVID-19 vaccine pediatric study
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc is planning to double the size of an ongoing trial testing its COVID-19 vaccines in children aged six months to less than 12 years. According to updated details on clinical tri...
Aug 11, 2021
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