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Israeli foreign minister heads to UAE on first official visit
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's foreign minister headed to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday in the first official visit by an Israeli minister to the Gulf state since the two countries established d...
Jun 28, 2021
Philippines extends coronavirus curbs until mid-July
MANILA (Reuters) - President Rodrigo Duterte has prolonged restrictions on movement and businesses in the Philippine capital and nearby provinces until mid-July, and retained stricter COVID-19 curbs i...
Jun 28, 2021
J&J decides not to conduct trials in India for its COVID-19 vaccine – ET
(Corrects to remove extraneous words in first paragraph) (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson will not be undertaking local trials for its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine in India, the Economic Times reported o...
Jun 28, 2021
Twitter hit with new headache in India after police complaint over controversial map
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - A Hindu group has filed a complaint with police against Twitter's country head for showing regions outside a map of India on its website, kickstarting an i...
Jun 28, 2021
Australia deputy leader fined for not wearing mask in breach of COVID-19 rules
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's deputy prime minister was fined for failing to wear a mask in a service station in violation of COVID-19 prevention orders, the authorities said on Tuesday, the country'...
Jun 28, 2021
MUFJ board beats back climate resolution as activists falter in Japan
By Takashi Umekawa and Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group shareholders on Tuesday defeated a proposal for the bank to align its business with global targets on climate ch...
Jun 28, 2021
Chinese Communist Party awards medals in run-up to anniversary
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Chinese Communist Party members to remain loyal and continue to serve the people, after awarding a new medal of the highest honou...
Jun 28, 2021
Explainer-Are Chinese COVID-19 shots effective against the Delta variant?
BEIJING (Reuters) - Many countries from China to Indonesia and Brazil rely heavily on Chinese vaccines to inoculate their people against COVID-19, but there are growing concerns about whether they pro...
Jun 28, 2021
Undeclared conflict? America’s battles with Iran-backed militia escalate, again
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's latest strikes against Iran-backed militia in Syria and Iraq were not the first nor likely the last of his young presid...
Jun 28, 2021
Analysis: When do electric vehicles become cleaner than gasoline cars?
By Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) - You glide silently out of the Tesla showroom in your sleek new electric Model 3, satisfied you're looking great and doing your bit for the planet. But keep going - ...
Jun 28, 2021
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