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Self-censorship expected as Hong Kong book fair held under national security law
By Sara Cheng and Joyce Zhou HONG KONG (Reuters) - For the first time, veteran Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Pang will not display any political books at his booth as the global financial hub holds its fi...
Jul 13, 2021
Delta variant cases in Turkey nearly triple in a week – minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The number of Delta variant COVID-19 cases in Turkey has risen to some 750 from 284 seven days ago and overall cases climbed 20% at the weekend compared to a week earlier, Health ...
Jul 13, 2021
U.N. rights council passes resolution calling for Eritrean troop withdrawal from Tigray
(Changes number of abstentions in vote from 14 to 13) GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. rights council on Tuesday approved a resolution expressing deep concern about abuses in Ethiopia's Tigray region and c...
Jul 13, 2021
Germany wary on re-opening as England prepares to lift COVID curbs
By Maria Sheahan BERLIN (Reuters) - German officials said on Tuesday coronavirus measures should be maintained until more of the population has been vaccinated, and one called England's plan to lift m...
Jul 13, 2021
Bank of England to crack down on ‘secretive’ cloud computing services
By Huw Jones and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Cloud computing providers to the financial sector can be "secretive", and regulators need to act to avoid banks' reliance on a handful of outside firm...
Jul 13, 2021
Vietnam to mix doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines – govt
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will offer the coronavirus mRNA vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech as a second dose option for people first inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, its governm...
Jul 13, 2021
Israel wants voucher system for foreign aid to Gaza – minister
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel wants foreign aid to Gaza disbursed through a voucher system, as a safeguard against donations being diverted to bolster the Palestinian enclave's Hamas ru...
Jul 13, 2021
China’s economic growth to more than halve in second quarter, more policy support seen: Reuters poll
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economic growth likely slowed in the second quarter, as higher raw material costs hurt factories and new COVID-19 outbreaks weighed on consumer spending, a Reu...
Jul 13, 2021
Russia reports record daily COVID-19 deaths, over 24,000 cases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday reported 780 coronavirus-related deaths, the most confirmed in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic, as well as 24,702 new cases nationwide. Russia is ...
Jul 13, 2021
EU set to green-light Italy, France, Spain’s recovery plans
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European finance ministers are set to adopt the recovery plans of 12 EU states on Tuesday, including those of Italy, Spain and France, paving the way for the first disbursements o...
Jul 13, 2021
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