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Biden due on Capitol Hill to sell multitrillion-dollar spending plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden heads to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to make the case for his sweeping, two-track infrastructure initiative, a day after leading Senate Democrats agreed on a $...
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Myanmar sees record coronavirus deaths and infections
(Reuters) - Military-ruled Myanmar reported record numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths on Wednesday, as it suffers its most severe wave of infections so far. Citing health ministry figures, state-...
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U.S. drug overdose deaths rise 30% to record during pandemic
By Julie Steenhuysen and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -A record number of Americans died of drug overdoses last year as pandemic lockdowns made getting treatment difficult and dealers laced more drugs with...
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China budget audit reveals signs of illegal commodity resales
BEIJING (Reuters) - An audit of China's central budget in 2020 found signs of commodities being illegally resold for profit, the government said, as Beijing continues a campaign to root out activity i...
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EU regulator reviewing Moderna COVID shot for auto-immune blood condition
(Reuters) - Europe's drug regulator said on Wednesday it had assessed nine cases of an auto-immune blood condition following vaccination with Moderna Inc's COVID-19 shot, but no "clear causal relation...
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Investment app M1 Finance raises $150 million in round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2
(Reuters) - SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a $150 million late-stage funding round in banking and investment app M1 Finance, lifting its valuation to $1.45 billion, the Chicago-based company said on Wedne...
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TenneT adds more electric BMWs to power grid support project
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's biggest power network operator TenneT is stepping up a pilot project to study the use of electric vehicle (EV) batteries in helping to stabilise power transmission netw...
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Russian food delivery service launches QR code tattoos for restaurant access
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian food delivery service Delivery Club has started offering Moscow residents temporary tattoos of QR codes, needed for entry into restaurants and bars, to try and encourage peo...
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S.Africa looking into deploying more military to quell unrest, president says
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The South African government is looking into expanding the deployment of the military after days of looting and violence, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, according to a statem...
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Golf-R&A ‘relieved, thrilled’ to host British Open again
By Ed Osmond SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - Organisers are relieved and thrilled to be able to stage the 149th British Open this week after the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, R&...
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