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Russia’s new Nauka space module set to dock with ISS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will enhance its capabilities at the International Space Station when the Nauka module, set to serve as a research lab, storage unit and airlock, docks later on Thursday, fol...
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Ugandan opposition, activists denounce digital car tracker plan
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - A move by Uganda's government to install digital tracking devices on vehicles to help fight rampant crime has been denounced by rights advocates and the opposi...
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Lebanon parliament ready to lift immunity for Beirut blast probe
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's influential parliament speaker Nabih Berri said on Thursday the legislature was ready to lift the immunity of its members in order allow for questioning over last year's p...
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Exclusive – AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shipped to Canada, Mexico before adequate plant inspections
By Allison Martell, Carl O'Donnell and Cassandra Garrison (Reuters) - Canada and Mexico imported millions of doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and offered them to the public without health offic...
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Comcast’s quarterly revenue tops estimates on theme parks, advertising lift
By Eva Mathews and Helen Coster (Reuters) - Comcast Corp's second-quarter revenue beat Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as the media giant emerges from the pandemic, benefiting from higher ad sales ...
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Indonesia’s regional COVID-19 deaths higher than national tally – data monitor
By Stanley Widianto and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's regional COVID-19 deaths vastly outnumber its national tally, an independent organisation which collects data on the Sout...
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Olympics-Cycling-American BMX rider Willoughby seeking golden end to cruel tale
By Martyn Herman TOKYO (Reuters) - American BMX rider Alise Willoughby and her husband Sam once both cherished the same ambition to win Olympic gold medals until a tragic accident sent their lives in ...
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Olympics-Judo-Japanese judoka Wolf wins gold in men’s -100 kg category in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese judoka Aaron Wolf won the gold medal in the men's -100 kg category at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, beating Cho Gu-ham of South Korea in the final. Bronze medals went to J...
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Pakistan to ban public sector, education, malls, air travel for unvaccinated
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will ban air travel for anyone without a COVID-19 vaccine certificate from Aug.1 and will require all public sector workers to get vaccinated by Aug. 31,...
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Qatar names ambassadors to Egypt and Libya, says emir’s office
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Thursday named ambassadors to Egypt and Libya, his office said, as the Gulf Arab state moves to improve ties with some regional states...
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