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Raab calls for global vaccine drive as UK starts donating shots
By Andrew MacAskill OXFORD, England (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab warned that the world would not be adequately vaccinated until 2024 unless other countries joined Britain in dona...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Gymnastics-Hashimoto of Japan wins men’s all-around gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Daiki Hashimoto of Japan won the men's all-around gymnastics gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. China's Xiao Ruoteng won silver and the bronze went to Russian Nikita Nago...
Jul 28, 2021
Brazil’s Bolsonaro shuffles cabinet, recreates labor ministry
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro appointed center-right Senator Ciro Nogueira as his chief of staff on Wednesday to shore up waning political support in Congre...
Jul 28, 2021
White House calls on America’s most critical companies to improve cyber defenses
By Christopher Bing and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is signaling to U.S. critical infrastructure companies, such as energy providers that they must improve their cyber defenses...
Jul 28, 2021
Lebanon’s Mikati hopes to form government soon
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati said on Wednesday that he hoped to form a government shortly after securing the approval of President Michel Aoun for most of his nomi...
Jul 28, 2021
In Tunis bazaar, traders say economic woes set stage for crisis
By Jihed Abidellaoui TUNIS (Reuters) - In the tourist bazaar in the Old City of Tunis, embroidered scarves, clay pots and ornaments spill out from store fronts into the narrow alleyways. But few peopl...
Jul 28, 2021
Battery recycling firm Redwood raises $700 million from big fund managers
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) -Battery recycling startup Redwood Materials has raised $700 million from a group of high-profile fund managers, including T. Rowe Price, Baillie Gifford and Fidelity, the co...
Jul 28, 2021
North Wales’ slate landscapes named UNESCO World Heritage site
LONDON (Reuters) - The slate landscapes of northwest Wales have been added to the list of World Heritage Sites, UNESCO said on Wednesday, a boost for Britain after the city of Liverpool was stripped o...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. auto sales pace to weaken further in July – J.D. Power, LMC Automotive
(Reuters) - Growth in U.S. new vehicle retail sales is expected to slow down further in July because of a limited supply of automobiles caused by a global semiconductor shortage, consultants J.D. Powe...
Jul 28, 2021
Sony’s PS5 outstrips predecessor with 10 million units sold since Nov launch
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Group Corp said on Wednesday its PlayStation 5 (PS5) gaming console has sold more than 10 million units since launching last November, outstripping sales of its pr...
Jul 28, 2021
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