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U.S. surgeon general defends CDC mask change, blames tech companies for COVID deaths
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stood by federal guidance that those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer needed to wear masks, while blaming social media compani...
Julia Bradley Jul 19, 2021
German interior minister rejects criticism over lack of flood warnings
STEINBACHTAL DAM, Germany (Reuters) - German interior minister Horst Seehofer rejected criticism that the government had failed to warn the population of last week's deadly floods, which killed more t...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2021
Kazakhstan considers producing second Russian vaccine locally
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ordered his cabinet on Monday to look into the possibility of importing and locally producing the Russian-developed Sputnik Light vaccine, his...
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Cuba, gripped by unrest, battles highest COVID caseload in the Americas
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba, which kept coronavirus infections low last year, now has the highest rate of contagion per capita in Latin America. That has strained its healthcare sector and ...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2021
Sugary treats in hand, TV’s ‘Ted Lasso’ takes the field again
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Ted Lasso," a heartwarming TV series about an American football coach trying to rally a struggling British soccer team, returns Friday with players and staff sea...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2021
Emboldened by protests, Cuban opposition websites pique government
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Years before becoming president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel pushed for greater public access to the internet at a time when it was only available to a tiny minority. He wou...
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Branding the U.S. left: AOC makes a push into political merchandise
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became one of America's most prominent progressive Democrats with her calls to tax the wealthy and spend heavily to f...
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Singapore reports 11-month high of 163 local COVID-19 cases
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported on Monday 163 new locally-transmitted coronavirus cases, the highest daily tally in 11 months, driven by growing clusters of infections linke...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2021
EU Commission approves Czech recovery plan of 7 billion euros
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission approved on Wednesday the Czech Republic's 7 billion euro plan to recover from the pandemic and transform the economy to become greener and more digitalise...
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Telefonica cuts debt by 200 million euros with Colombia network stake sale
MADRID (Reuters) - Telefonica expects to cut its debt by 200 million euros ($169 million) following the sale of a controlling stake in its optic fibre network in Colombia to buyout fund KKR, the Spani...
Syndicated Content Jul 19, 2021
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