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Brazil government warns of frosts in corn and wheat areas
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Freezing temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday will hit crops like corn and wheat in Brazil's southern and southeastern states, according to a warning issued to farm...
Jul 28, 2021
EV charging firm Allego to go public via Apollo-backed blank-check deal
(Reuters) -European electric vehicle charging company Allego will go public through a merger with a blank-check firm backed by private equity giant Apollo Global Inc, in a deal valuing the equity of t...
Jul 28, 2021
Biden condemns anti-Semitism after swastika found at State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden spoke out against anti-Semitism after officials said that a swastika had been found carved into the wall of a U.S. State Department elevator. "Let me be...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-McKeon breaks Olympic women’s 100m freestyle record in heat
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's Emma McKeon broke the Olympic record in the women's 100m freestyle preliminary heats on Wednesday with a time of 52.13 seconds. McKeon broke the 52.62 set ...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Fencing-South Korea wins gold in men’s team sabre
TOKYO (Reuters) - South Korea won gold in the men's team fencing competition in the Tokyo Olympic Games on Wednesday. Italy took silver, and Hungary claimed bronze. (Reporting by Sakura Murakami; Edit...
Jul 28, 2021
South Africa plans $2.4 billion relief measures over COVID-19, unrest
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa plans relief measures worth about 36 billion rand ($2.4 billion) to support businesses and individuals affected by COVID-19 restrictions and recent unrest, the fi...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Athlete support for Biles reflects growing awareness of mental health
By Martin Petty and Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Gymnast Simone Biles was flooded with messages of support from fellow athletes after she pulled out of two events at the Tokyo Games citing mental ...
Jul 28, 2021
Vodafone and Unisys team up to boost IT services in digitalisation bet
MADRID (Reuters) - British telecom operator Vodafone said on Wednesday it had partnered with information technology firm Unisys to launch 'Vodafone Digital Factory' to boost its range of IT services a...
Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Judo-Georgia’s Bekauri wins men’s -90 kg gold medal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Georgian Lasha Bekauri won the gold medal in the men's judo -90 kg category in the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, beating Eduard Trippel of Germany in the final. Davlat Bobonov of Uzbe...
Jul 28, 2021
Boeing posts first profit in almost two years, propelled by 737 MAX deliveries
(Reuters) -Boeing Co on Wednesday posted its first profit in almost two years, as deliveries of its best-selling 737 MAX jets to airlines gained traction amid a sharp rebound in travel bookings follow...
Jul 28, 2021
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