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U.S. science agency expected to open probe of Florida building collapse -source
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology is expected to announce soon that it will open an investigation into the collapse last week of a buildin...
Jun 30, 2021
Walmart de Mexico to allow older grocery packers back in stores
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Walmart de Mexico said on Wednesday it would allow older people to return to its stores as grocery packers, after they were removed in March 2020 amid con...
Jun 30, 2021
Jacob Zuma reps condemn ’emotional, angry’ South African court for his jail sentence
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The majority ruling by South Africa's top court, sentencing Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail, was an "emotional and angry" unconstitutional decision, the former president's fou...
Jun 30, 2021
On what would be her 60th birthday, Princess Diana statue unveiled by feuding sons
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - British Princes William and Harry will put their differences aside on Thursday to unveil a statue to their late mother Princess Diana on what would have been her 6...
Jun 30, 2021
Forget-me-not: London palace’s garden redesigned for Diana statue
LONDON (Reuters) - A favourite spot of the late Princess Diana, the Sunken Garden at her former London home Kensington Palace has been redesigned to house a statue in her honour to be unveiled on Thur...
Jun 30, 2021
Britain’s Sunak promises to sharpen City of London’s competitive edge
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will unveil its blueprint on Thursday for building the world's "most advanced" financial sector after Brexit largely severed the City of London financial district from the E...
Jun 30, 2021
Beijing set to celebrate centenary of China’s Communist Party
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is poised on Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Communist Party, with celebrations at Tiananmen Square in Beijing capping weeks of performan...
Jun 30, 2021
U.S. condemns wave of violence in Haiti, says human rights violated
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday condemned what it described as a systematic violation of human rights, fundamental freedoms and attacks on the press in Haiti, urging the gove...
Jun 30, 2021
Dog, cat die in Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. — No humans were injured Wednesday morning in a Central Peoria fire, but two pets were killed. The blaze on N. Renwood was reported around 9:30 to the Peoria Fire Department. Thick,...
Jun 30, 2021
Honduran mother of migrant boy abandoned in Mexico contacts authorities
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The mother of a toddler whose disappearance sparked international media attention appeared on Wednesday before authorities in Honduras to reclaim her son, who w...
Jun 30, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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